Kuyankhula Ndi Okondedwa Anu Pokhudza Kudziwika Kwa Kachilombo ka HIV

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• Guy Anthony
• Zaka
• Kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV
• Maina achimuna
• Poyamba kukambirana ndi okondedwa anu za kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV:
• Kodi zokambirana za HIV ndi zotani lero?
• Chasintha ndi chiyani?
• Kahlib Barton-Garcon
• Zaka
• Kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV
• Maina achimuna
• Poyamba kukambirana ndi okondedwa anu za kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV:
• Kodi zokambirana za HIV ndi zotani lero?
• Chasintha ndi chiyani?
• Jennifer Vaughan
• Zaka
• Kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV
• Maina achimuna
• Poyamba kukambirana ndi okondedwa anu za kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV:
• Kodi zokambirana za HIV ndi ziti lero?
• Chasintha ndi chiyani?
• Daniel G. Garza
• Zaka
• Kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV
• Maina achimuna
• Poyamba kukambirana ndi okondedwa anu za kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV:
• Kodi zokambirana za HIV ndi zotani lero?
• Chasintha ndi chiyani?
• Davina Conner
• Zaka
• Kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV
• Maina achimuna
• Poyamba kukambirana ndi okondedwa anu za kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV:
• Kodi zokambirana za HIV ndi zotani lero?
• Chasintha ndi chiyani?

Palibe zokambirana ziwiri zomwezo. Zikafika pogawana kachilombo ka HIV ndi mabanja, abwenzi, ndi okondedwa ena, aliyense amasamalira mosiyanasiyana.

Ndi kukambirana komwe sikumachitika kamodzi kokha. Kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV kumatha kubweretsa zokambirana nthawi zonse ndi abale ndi abwenzi. Anthu omwe muli nawo pafupi angafune kufunsa zatsopano zokhudzana ndi thanzi lanu komanso malingaliro anu. Izi zikutanthauza kuti muyenera kuwona kuchuluka komwe mukufuna kugawana.

Kumbali ina, mungafune kuyankhula za zovuta ndi kupambana m'moyo wanu ndi HIV. Ngati okondedwa anu sakufunsani, musankha kugawana nawo? Zili ndi inu kusankha momwe mungatsegulire ndikugawana mbali izi m'moyo wanu. Zomwe zimagwirira ntchito munthu m'modzi zitha kukhala zosayenera kwa wina.

Ziribe kanthu zomwe zingachitike, kumbukirani kuti simuli nokha. Ambiri amayenda njirayi tsiku lililonse, kuphatikizapo ine. Ndinafikira omvera anayi odabwitsa kwambiri omwe ndikudziwa kuti aphunzire zambiri za zomwe akumana nazo, nawonso. Apa, ndikupereka nkhani zathu zakulankhula ndi abale, abwenzi, komanso osawadziwa zakukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV.

Guy Anthony

Zaka

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Kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV

Guy wakhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV kwa zaka 13, ndipo zakhala zaka 11 kuchokera pomwe adamupeza.

Maina achimuna

Iye / iye / ake

Poyamba kukambirana ndi okondedwa anu za kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV:

Sindidzaiwala tsiku lomwe ndinanenapo mawu akuti, "Ndikukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV" kwa amayi anga. Nthawi idachita kuzizira, koma mwanjira ina milomo yanga imangoyendabe. Tonse tinkagwira foni mwakachetechete, pazomwe zimawoneka ngati kwanthawizonse, koma anali masekondi 30 okha. Yankho lake, misozi inali, "Iwe ukadali mwana wanga, ndipo ndidzakukonda nthawi zonse."

Ndakhala ndikulemba buku langa loyamba lokhala moyo wosangalala ndi kachilombo ka HIV ndipo ndimafuna kumuuza kaye bukulo lisanatumizidwe kwa osindikiza. Ndidawona kuti ndiwofunika kumva za kachilombo ka HIV kuchokera kwa ine, mosiyana ndi wachibale kapena mlendo. Pambuyo pa tsikulo, ndikukambirana, sindinasiyiretu kukhala ndiudindo pazokhudza zanga.

Kodi zokambirana za HIV ndi zotani lero?

Chodabwitsa ndichakuti ine ndi amayi anga nthawi zambiri sitimalankhula za serostatus yanga. Poyamba, ndimakumbukira kukhumudwitsidwa ndikuti iye, kapena wina aliyense m'banja mwathu, sanandifunsepo za moyo wanga momwe ndikukhalira ndi HIV. Ndine ndekha amene ndimakhala momasuka ndi HIV m'banja mwathu. Ndinkafunitsitsa nditalankhula za moyo wanga watsopano. Ndimamva ngati mwana wosaonekayo.

Chasintha ndi chiyani?

Tsopano, sindituluka thukuta ndikukambirana kwambiri. Ndidazindikira kuti njira yabwino yophunzitsira aliyense za momwe zimakhalira ndikakhala ndi matendawa ndikukhala MOLIMBIKITSA komanso MWAUZIMU. Ndimadziteteza ndekha komanso momwe ndimakhalira moyo wanga kotero kuti nthawi zonse ndimakhala wofunitsitsa kutengera chitsanzo. Ungwiro ndi mdani wa kupita patsogolo ndipo sindiopa kukhala wopanda ungwiro.

Kahlib Barton-Garcon

Zaka

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Kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV

Kahlib wakhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV zaka 6.

Maina achimuna

Iye / iwo / iwo

Poyamba kukambirana ndi okondedwa anu za kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV:

Poyamba, ndidasankha osagawana zikhalidwe zanga ndi banja langa. Zinali pafupi zaka zitatu ndisanauze aliyense. Ndinakulira ku Texas, mdera lomwe silimalimbikitsa kwenikweni kugawana zidziwitso zamtunduwu, kotero ndimaganiza kuti ndibwino kuti ndithane ndi udindo wanga ndekha.

Nditakhala ndiudindo wanga pafupi kwambiri ndi mtima wanga kwa zaka zitatu, ndidaganiza zogawana pagulu kudzera pa Facebook. Chifukwa chake banja langa loyamba kuphunzira za momwe ndimakhalira linali kudzera pa kanema panthawi yomwe aliyense m'moyo wanga adazindikira.

Kodi zokambirana za HIV ndi zotani lero?

Ndikuwona kuti banja langa lidapanga chisankho chondilandira ndikusiya pomwepo. Sanandifunsepo kapena kundifunsa za momwe zimakhalira kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV. Kumbali imodzi, ndimawayamikira chifukwa chopitilizabe kundichitira zomwezo. Kumbali inayi, ndikulakalaka ndikadakhala ndi ndalama zambiri pamoyo wanga, koma banja langa limandiwona ngati "munthu wamphamvu."

Ndikuwona udindo wanga ngati mwayi komanso chiopsezo. Ndi mwayi chifukwa wandipatsa cholinga chatsopano m'moyo. Ndikudzipereka kuwona anthu onse akuyesetsa kupeza chisamaliro ndi maphunziro apamwamba. Udindo wanga ukhoza kukhala wowopsa chifukwa ndiyenera kudzisamalira ndekha; momwe ndimaonera moyo wanga lero ndizoposa zomwe ndinali nazo ndisanapimidwe.

Chasintha ndi chiyani?

Ndakhala wotseguka kwambiri pakapita nthawi. Pakadali pano m'moyo wanga, sindinasamale momwe anthu amandifunira za ine kapena udindo wanga. Ndikufuna kukhala wolimbikitsira anthu kuti alandire chisamaliro, ndipo kwa ine izi zikutanthauza kuti ndiyenera kukhala womasuka komanso wowona mtima.

Jennifer Vaughan

Zaka

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Kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV

Jennifer wakhala ali ndi kachilombo ka HIV kwa zaka zisanu. Adapezeka mu 2016, koma adazindikira pambuyo pake kuti adalandira contract mu 2013.

Maina achimuna

Iye / wake / wake

Poyamba kukambirana ndi okondedwa anu za kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV:

Popeza mamembala ambiri am'banja adadziwa kuti ndadwala kwa milungu ingapo, onse anali akuyembekezera kumva chomwe chinali, ndikadzangopeza yankho. Tinkadera nkhawa za khansa, lupus, meningitis, ndi nyamakazi.

Zotsatira zake zitabweranso kuti ndili ndi kachilombo ka HIV, ngakhale ndinali wodabwitsidwa kwathunthu, sindinaganizepo kawiri zouza aliyense kuti ndi chiyani. Panali mpumulo pakakhala yankho ndikupita patsogolo ndi chithandizo chamankhwala, poyerekeza ndi kusadziwa chomwe chimayambitsa matenda anga.

Moona mtima, mawuwa adatuluka ndisanakhale ndikukhala ndikuganiza. Ndikayang'ana m'mbuyo, ndine wokondwa kuti sindinasunge chinsinsi. Zikanandidya 24/7.

Kodi zokambirana za HIV ndi ziti lero?

Ndimasangalala kugwiritsa ntchito mawu oti HIV ndikawalera m'banja mwanga. Sindikunena motere, ngakhale pagulu.

Ndikufuna kuti anthu azindimva komanso kundimvetsera, koma ndimakhalanso osamala kuti ndisachititse manyazi abale anga. Nthawi zambiri awa amakhala ana anga. Ndimalemekeza kudziwika kwawo ndi matenda anga. Ndikudziwa kuti sandichitira manyazi, koma manyazi sayenera kukhala katundu wawo.

HIV tsopano yakula kwambiri malinga ndi ntchito yanga yolimbikitsa kuposa kukhala ndi matendawa inemwini. Nthawi ndi nthawi ndidzawona apongozi anga akale ndipo azidzati, "Mukuwoneka bwino kwambiri," ndikugogomezera "zabwino." Ndipo ndikutha kudziwa nthawi yomweyo kuti sakumvetsetsa kuti ndi chiyani.

Zikatero, mwina ndimapewa kuwongolera powopa kuwapangitsa kukhala osasangalala. Nthawi zambiri ndimakhala wokhutira mokwanira kuti amapitiliza kuwona kuti ndili bwino. Ndikuganiza kuti izi zimakhala zolemera zokha.

Chasintha ndi chiyani?

Ndikudziwa kuti abale anga ena achikulire samandifunsa za izi. Sindikutsimikiza ngati izi zili choncho chifukwa samakhala omasuka kulankhula za HIV kapena ngati ndichifukwa chakuti saganizirapo zakundiona. Ndikufuna kuganiza kuti kuthekera kwanga kuyankhula pagulu za izi kungalandire mafunso aliwonse omwe angakhale nawo, chifukwa chake nthawi zina ndimadabwa ngati samangoganiziranso za izi. Zilinso bwino.

Ndine wotsimikiza kuti ana anga, bwenzi langa, ndipo ndimanena za HIV tsiku ndi tsiku chifukwa cha ntchito yanga yolimbikitsira - kachiwiri, osati chifukwa ili mwa ine. Timalankhula ngati momwe timalankhulira pazomwe tikufuna kupita kusitolo.

Ndi gawo chabe la miyoyo yathu tsopano. Tazizolowereka kwambiri kotero kuti mawu akuti mantha salinso mofanana.

Daniel G. Garza

Zaka

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Kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV

Daniel wakhala zaka 14 ali ndi kachilombo ka HIV.

Maina achimuna

Iye / iye / ake

Poyamba kukambirana ndi okondedwa anu za kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV:

Mu Seputembala 2000, ndidagonekedwa mchipatala chifukwa cha zizindikiro zingapo: bronchitis, matenda am'mimba, ndi TB, mwazinthu zina. Banja langa linali mchipatala limodzi ndi ine pomwe dotolo adalowa mchipinda kudzandipatsa kachilombo ka HIV.

Ma T-cell anga panthawiyo anali 108, chifukwa chake kupezedwa kwanga kunali Edzi. Banja langa silinkadziwa zambiri za izi, komanso, inenso sindinadziwe.

Iwo ankaganiza kuti ndifa. Sindinaganize kuti ndinali wokonzeka. Zovuta zanga zinali zakuti, kodi tsitsi langa likula ndikutha kuyenda? Tsitsi langa linali likuthothoka. Ndine wopanda pake kwenikweni ndi tsitsi langa.

Popita nthawi ndidaphunzira zambiri za HIV ndi Edzi, ndipo ndidakwanitsa kuphunzitsa banja langa. Ndife lero.

Kodi zokambirana za HIV ndi zotani lero?

Pafupifupi miyezi isanu ndi umodzi nditazindikira kuti ndidayamba kudzipereka kuofesi yakomweko. Ndinkapita ndikudzaza mapaketi a kondomu. Tidalandira pempho kuchokera ku koleji yakomweko kuti tikakhale nawo pachionetsero chaumoyo wawo. Tikufuna kukhazikitsa tebulo ndikupereka makondomu ndi chidziwitso.

Bungweli lili ku South Texas, tawuni yaying'ono yotchedwa McAllen. Zokambirana pazakugonana, zogonana, komanso makamaka kachilombo ka HIV ndizoletsa. Palibe aliyense wogwira nawo ntchito omwe amapezeka, koma timafuna kukhala nawo. Wotsogolera adandifunsa ngati ndikadapezekapo. Iyi ikhala nthawi yanga yoyamba kulankhula pagulu za HIV.

Ndinapita, kukakambirana zogonana motetezeka, kupewa, komanso kuyesa. Sizinali zophweka monga momwe ndimayembekezera, koma popita tsiku, sindinapanikizike kwambiri kukambirana. Ndinatha kugawana nkhani yanga ndipo izi zinayamba njira yanga yochiritsira.

Lero ndimapita kusukulu zapamwamba, makoleji, ndi mayunivesite, ku Orange County, California. Kuyankhula ndi ophunzira, nkhaniyi yakula mzaka zapitazi. Zimaphatikizapo khansa, stomas, kukhumudwa, ndi zovuta zina. Apanso, ndife pano lero.

Chasintha ndi chiyani?

Banja langa silikudandaula za kachilombo ka HIV. Amadziwa kuti ndikudziwa momwe ndingayendetsere. Ndakhala ndi chibwenzi zaka 7 zapitazi, ndipo amadziwa zambiri pamutuwu.

Khansa idabwera mu Meyi 2015, ndipo colostomy yanga mu Epulo 2016. Patatha zaka zingapo ndikumwa mankhwala opondereza, ndikuchotsedwa mwa iwo.

Ndasanduka mkhalapakati komanso wolankhulira anthu za kachilombo ka HIV ndi Edzi kolozera maphunziro ndi kupewa achinyamata. Ndakhala gawo la makomiti angapo, makhonsolo, ndi mabungwe. Ndimadzidalira kwambiri kuposa pamene ndinapezeka ndi matendaŵa.

Ndameta tsitsi kawiri, nthawi ya HIV komanso khansa. Ndine wosewera wa SAG, Reiki Master, komanso nthabwala zoyimirira. Ndipo, kachiwiri, ndife pano lero.

Davina Conner

Zaka

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Kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV

Davina wakhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV kwazaka 21.

Maina achimuna

Iye / wake / wake

Poyamba kukambirana ndi okondedwa anu za kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV:

Sindinazengereze nkomwe kuuza okondedwa anga. Ndinachita mantha ndipo ndimafunikira kuti ndidziwitse aliyense, choncho ndinapita kunyumba kwa mlongo wanga wina. Ndinamuitanira kuchipinda chake ndikumuuza. Kenako tonse tinaimbira mayi anga komanso azichemwali anga awiri kuwauza.

Azakhali anga, amalume anga, ndi abale anga onse amadziwa momwe ndimakhalira. Sindinamvepo kuti aliyense samakhala womasuka ndi ine nditadziwa.

Kodi zokambirana za HIV ndi zotani lero?

Ndimayankhula za kachilombo ka HIV tsiku lililonse pamene ndingathe. Ndakhala woimira milandu kwa zaka zinayi tsopano, ndipo ndikuwona kuti ndiyenera kulankhula za izi. Ndimayankhula za izi tsiku lililonse. Ndimagwiritsa ntchito podcast yanga kuti ndiyankhule za izi. Ndimalankhulanso ndi anthu ammudzimo zokhudza HIV.

Ndikofunika kuti ena adziwe kuti HIV ilipobe. Ngati ambiri a ife tikunena kuti ndife ochirikiza ndiye kuti ndiudindo wathu kudziwitsa anthu kuti ayenera kugwiritsa ntchito chitetezo, kukayezetsa magazi, ndikuyang'ana aliyense ngati atapezeka mpaka atadziwa zina.

Chasintha ndi chiyani?

Zinthu zasintha kwambiri pakapita nthawi. Choyamba, mankhwalawa - mankhwala ochepetsa mphamvu ya kachilombo ka HIV - achokera kutali kwambiri zaka 21 zapitazo. Sindifunikiranso kumwa mapiritsi 12 mpaka 14. Tsopano, nditenga chimodzi. Ndipo sindikumvanso kudwala chifukwa cha mankhwalawa.

Amayi tsopano ali ndi mwayi wokhala ndi ana omwe sanabadwe ali ndi HIV. Mayendedwe UequalsU, kapena U = U, amasintha masewera. Zathandizidwa ndi anthu ambiri omwe amapezeka kuti adziwa kuti alibe matenda, zomwe zawamasula m'maganizo.

Tsopano ndikulankhula za kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV. Ndipo ndikudziwa kuti pochita izi, zathandiza ena kudziwa kuti atha kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV.

Guy Anthony ndi wolemekezeka Wogwira ntchito za HIV / AIDS, mtsogoleri wamderalo, komanso wolemba. Wodziwika kuti ali ndi kachilombo ka HIV ali wachinyamata, Guy wapereka moyo wake wachikulire kuti athetse kusalidwa komwe kumachitika chifukwa cha HIV / AIDS mderalo komanso padziko lonse lapansi. Adatulutsa Pos (+) wokongola kwambiri: Kutsimikizika, Kuyimira & Upangiri pa Tsiku la Edzi Padziko Lonse mu 2012. Mitu iyi yolimbikitsa, zithunzi zosaphika, komanso zotsimikizira izi zidapangitsa Guy kutamandidwa kwambiri, kuphatikiza kukhala m'modzi mwa atsogoleri 100 oteteza HIV. pansi pa 30 ndi POZ Magazine, m'modzi mwa atsogoleri 100 Otsogola a Black LGBTQ / SGL Owonerera ndi National Black Justice Coalition, komanso m'modzi mwa LBD 100 wa DBQ Magazine womwe ndi mndandanda wokhawo wa LGBTQ wa anthu 100 odziwika bwino. Posachedwa, Guy adasankhidwa kukhala m'modzi mwa Oposa Millennial Influencers a Next Big Thing Inc. komanso ngati m'modzi mwa "Makampani Akuda Omwe Muyenera Kudziwa" Wolemba Ebony Magazine.