Nkhani Zoona: Kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV
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Pali anthu opitilira 1.2 miliyoni ku United States omwe ali ndi kachilombo ka HIV.
Ngakhale kuchuluka kwa omwe ali ndi kachilombo ka HIV kwatsika kwazaka khumi zapitazi, chikadali cholankhulirana chovuta - makamaka chifukwa chakuti pafupifupi 14% ya omwe ali ndi HIV sakudziwa kuti ali nawo.
Izi ndi nkhani za anthu atatu omwe akugwiritsa ntchito zomwe adakumana nazo pakukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV kulimbikitsa anthu kukayezetsa magazi, kugawana nawo nkhani zawo, kapena kupeza njira zomwe zingawathandize.
Chelsea White
"Nditalowa mchipinda, chinthu choyamba chomwe ndidazindikira ndikuti anthuwa samawoneka ngati ine," akutero a Chelsea White, pokumbukira gawo lake loyamba la gulu limodzi ndi anthu ena omwe ali ndi kachilombo ka HIV.
Nicholas Snow
Nicholas Snow, wazaka 52, adayeserabe kuyesa kachilombo ka HIV moyo wake wonse wachikulire ndipo nthawi zonse amagwiritsa ntchito njira zolepheretsa. Ndiye, tsiku lina, anali ndi "slip" muzochita zake zogonana.
Patatha milungu ingapo, Nicholas adayamba kukhala ndi zizindikilo zowopsa ngati chimfine, chizindikiro chodziwika bwino chotengera kachilombo ka HIV koyambirira. Patadutsa miyezi isanu, anamupeza ndi kachilombo ka HIV.
Panthawi yomwe amupeza, a Nicholas, mtolankhani, amakhala ku Thailand. Wabwerera ku United States ndipo amakhala ku Palm Springs, California. Tsopano akupita ku Desert AIDS Project, chipatala chodzipereka kwathunthu kuchipatala ndikuwongolera kachilombo ka HIV.
Nicholas akunena za vuto lomwe limafala pakufalikira kwa kachirombo ka HIV: "Anthu amadzitchula kuti alibe mankhwala osokoneza bongo komanso alibe matenda, koma anthu ambiri omwe ali ndi HIV sakudziwa kuti ali nawo," akutero.
Ndicho chifukwa chake Nicholas amalimbikitsa kuyesa nthawi zonse. "Pali njira ziwiri zodziwira kuti munthu ali ndi kachilombo ka HIV - amakayezetsa kapena kudwala," akutero.
Nicholas amatenga mankhwala tsiku lililonse - piritsi limodzi, kamodzi patsiku. Ndipo ikugwira ntchito. "Patangotha miyezi iwiri kuchokera pamene ndinayamba kumwa mankhwalawa, kuchuluka kwanga kwa mavairasi kunayamba kuoneka."
Nicholas amadya bwino ndipo amachita masewera olimbitsa thupi pafupipafupi, ndipo kuwonjezera pa vuto lomwe ali ndi cholesterol (zotsatira zoyipa za mankhwala a HIV), ali ndi thanzi labwino.
Pokhala womasuka pofufuza za matenda ake, Nicholas adalemba ndikupanga kanema wanyimbo yomwe akuyembekeza kuti ilimbikitsa anthu kuti ayesedwe pafupipafupi.
Amakhalanso ndi wailesi yapaintaneti yomwe imakambirana, mwazinthu zina, kukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV. "Ndimakhala ndi chowonadi changa poyera komanso moona mtima," akutero. "Sinditaya nthawi kapena mphamvu kubisa gawo ili lenileni langa."
Josh Robbins
“Ndikadali Josh. Inde, ndikukhala ndi kachilombo ka HIV, komabe ndine munthu yemweyo. " Kudziwa izi ndi komwe kudatsogolera a Josh Robbins, wazaka 37 wazaka zaku talente ku Nashville, Tennessee, kuuza banja lake za momwe adamupezera patadutsa maola 24 atadziwa kuti ali ndi kachilombo ka HIV.
"Njira yokhayo yomwe banja langa lingakhalire ndibwino kuti ndiwauze pamasom'pamaso, kuti andione ndikundigwira ndikuyang'ana m'maso mwanga ndikuwona kuti ndidakali munthu yemweyo."
Usiku womwe Josh adalandira uthenga kuchokera kwa dokotala wake kuti matenda ake ngati chimfine adadza chifukwa cha kachilombo ka HIV, Josh ali kunyumba, akuwuza banja lake za matenda omwe adangowapeza kumene.
Tsiku lotsatira, adayimbira munthu yemwe adalandira kachilomboka, kuti amuuze za matenda ake. "Ndinaganiza kuti mwachidziwikire sakudziwa, ndipo ndidapanga chisankho cholumikizana naye asanafike ofesi yazaumoyo. Kunena zoona, uwu unali ulendo wosangalatsa. ”
Achibale ake atadziwa, Josh adatsimikiza mtima kuti asamubisalire. “Kubisala sikunali kwanga. Ndinaganiza kuti njira yokhayo yolimbitsira manyazi kapena kupewa miseche ndiyoti ndiyambe kunena nkhani yanga. Chifukwa chake ndidayamba blog. ”
Bulogu yake, ImStillJosh.com, imalola Josh kuti anene nkhani yake, kugawana zomwe adakumana nazo ndi ena, komanso kulumikizana ndi anthu onga iye, zomwe zidamuvuta pachiyambi.
“Sindinayambe ndakhalapo ndi munthu m'modzi amene anandiuza kuti anali ndi kachirombo ka HIV ndisanapimidwe. Sindinadziwe aliyense, ndipo ndinasungulumwa. Komanso ndinali kuchita mantha, ngakhale mantha, chifukwa cha thanzi langa. ”
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“Sindikusungulumwa konse tsopano. Ndi mwayi waukulu komanso wodzichepetsa kwambiri kuti wina angasankhe kugawana nkhani yawo kudzera pa imelo chifukwa amamva kulumikizana kwina chifukwa ndidasankha kunena nkhani yanga pa blog yanga. "