Who actually knows all the facts about H.I.V. and Aids? I hear crazy stories all the time about people being infected by sharing toilet seats, how people with H.I.V cannot have children with-out their kids also being positive, basically that you can be infected simply by breathing the same air as an infected person! How ignorant can some people be? I happen to know that all the statements above are false.
Thousands of people live with this… thousands of people have died from it. I think that it benefits both positive and non-positive people to be correct in their facts. There are hundreds of web sites that share information and plenty of resources for people to UPDATE their knowledge. I don't know about you but I hate to be given misguided and false information, especially about something so important.
People always assume that they are un-touchable, but a large number of people who are infected don't even know it! People!! It is possible… get tested. It is possible through blood on blood, semen or vaginal fluids, and science still doesn't know all the facts. If your having sex.. Or sharing needles.. Even a bloody fist fight.. Don't risk not knowing something about your own body.
After you get tested there will be a lot of anxiety and a lot of relief. And if you test positive? Don't worry… breathe.. Your world is not over. There are life lines all over the world to help people cope with this problem, there are people you can talk to, organizations you can join, life can still be just as great as it should be. You CAN fall in love.. get married… have children.. Live a long and prosperous life(no star trek pun intended).
And if you test negative? Great.. Now you know… and now you can be more aware with the choices that you make. Always take good measures to take care of your body.. And your mind. Be aware that we are not untouchable.
