He said that I should be hiding my drugs from them, cos normally I just keep it in my wardrobe and they sometimes see me taking it. There was a time one of them asked why I take the drug and I told him,it's just to make me stronger.
My husband said I should hide it as they're growing up and might want to Google it.
I remember a woman I met in one of our support group whose daughter told her not to come for omugwo because of her status, the woman said she felt bad but she understands. But what pained her is that the daughter already disclosed her status to the husband and that one treats her like an outcast.
I remember a woman I met in one of our support group whose daughter told her not to come for omugwo because of her status, the woman said she felt bad but she understands. But what pained her is that the daughter already disclosed her status to the husband and that one treats her like an outcast.
She's not allowed to even carry her grandchild because of that. It's sad, I mean we took care of our children and carry them in our wombs, they sucked our breasts, we nurtured them to adulthood without infecting them ,so how are we going to infect our grandkids?
I pray none of my children behave in such manner.
I pray none of my children behave in such manner.
You can decide to tell them if you want but dont expect them to be understanding cos you are their mum...Listen to your husband and keep it from them otherwise it will become common knowledge and same thing like this lady will happen to you....
Telling your kids about your status may be moot considering the kind of breakthroughs medicine and science have made just this year alone.
ReplyDeleteCabotegravir and lenacapavir are two proven medications that prevent against hiv infection. Cab just got approved in the UK this week. Just 6 injections in a year and you actually cannot get infected with HIV anymore. Lenacapavir also shows great promise. 2 yearly injections and your chances of contracting HIV are next to nil.
We are so close to begining to understand just how HIV creates reservoirs in the brain and once we do so, we can actually begin to target those reservoirs with drugs.
We may not have gotten to where we need to be in the fight against HIV but we certainly aren't were we used to be. There is hope on the horizon.
Yeah. I agree. No need to inform her kids. Zero
DeleteOnly the elite may be able to afford those drugs. But the ground breaking research is encouraging. In Nigeria in many states now, there is a sudden surge in the number of HIV positive persons. So people should be more careful.
DeletePoster I am glad you are blessed with a good and sensible husband and also taking care of yourself. Please listen to him.
Pleas, listen to your husband so as not to regret your actions.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm! Please listen to him oh! Don’t go regretting it later,even my family are stigmatizing me,kindly listen to Stella not every secret should be made known!!!
ReplyDeleteIf I have hiv , I will Never disclose it to anyone. Because of the way they might treat me.
ReplyDeleteGod will not allow you to contact it
DeleteThis whole thing will end in 2030. Why tell them? I don't think there is a need for that.
ReplyDeleteWhat's ending please ?
DeletePlease listen to your husband. Your kids might end up telling their own friends in "confidence", those ones will tell their mums in "confidence". It will keep spreading until it gets to someone that doesn't like you
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