Quote From: pozitivegrammaHello. I am a Grandmother who has AIDS as a result of a rape on me in 1990.
My health has fluctuated: I have good days and I have "necessary" days - those days when I am not doing so well. I refer to them as such because they are necessary so that I can remember how good I feel when I am having good days.
Anyone who has not yet been tested SHOULD do yourself a favour and get tested. Trust me! The NOT KNOWING is worse than knowing is.
You owe it to yourself and any sexual partners you may have to know if you are infected with HIV.
It terrifies me to hear how so many people are of the false assumption that there are so many drugs available now that it doesnt really matter if one becomes infected or not.
I just attended the funeral of a young woman last week. She and her eldest and youngest child all tested positive - her middle child tested negative. She was too young to die and her children were too young to be left without their mother.
My suggestion is not to go for test results alone. Bring a friend with you. And just because one might test negative, does not necessarily mean they do not have HIV. It could be that the test was taken too soon after infection and it hasn't yet shown up on blood work .
It amazes me how many people think if they test negative once they will always test negative regardless of risks taken.
I am open to questions if anyone has any.
Take care and play safe!
I am a certified Red Cross HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education instructor and I thank you for sharing accurate information, I suggest that everyone take the class at Red Cross and then be tested. Remember, it's not who you are but what you do that puts you at risk! It's not just your life that gets affected, its your family and loved ones also. I am negative for HIV/AIDS but I do have progressive Multiple Sclerosis.
