Dear Pozziepinoy,
Last month ko lang po nalaman na positive po ako. Halos tatlong linggo po ako n nadipress at gabi gabi umiiyak. Pero sa tulong ng paglapit ko kay Lord, pagdarasal at pag punta kay Padre Pio, sa aking best friend at ng blog site nyo ay unti unting nkakaita ako ng liwanag at gumagaan ang pakiramdam ko. Last week pumunta po ako sa RITM ARG at tama po kayo na napakabait at maasikaso sila. Malayo po ang RITM ARG from my place pero pinili ko n doon magpaCD4 dahil na din sa pagbabasa ko ng blog site mo. 396 po ang CD4 ko at inadvise n ng doctor na nasasaakin kung magtake nko ng ARV o hndi. Hindi p po ako nkakadesisyon. Pero sasabihan ko si Doc kapagnakadesisyon nko.
POZZIEPINOY’S RESPONSE
Hi XXX.
Thank you for your email. I am grateful that somehow, you are getting strength and peace of mind in my blog entries.
Up to now, there is still commotion on whether ARV's will be continued to be given for free in the country. I have heard about it a year ago that is the reason why I wrote a letter to the Global Fund since they are subsidizing our ARV's in the Philippines. In My Letter to the Global Fund I asked about this concern and good thing the foundation replied back. It reiterated that GF won't stop its funding for our ARV's and for years it will have a transition program then will once again provide full funding to the programs on HIV/AIDS. Also, don't worry about it because our government has a back up plan ready through PhilHeath in case something drastic will happen. This was confirmed by my doctor, Dr. Ditangco, the head of RITM-ARG.
For now, worrying wont do you good. Focus on what you can control. You are lucky because even though your CD4 is 396 (the cutoff is 350 for ARV prescription), you are given the choice to take the ARV's. If I were you I would grab that chance and take it now so your immune system can recover fast.
I hope I was able to answer your concerns. Feel free to email me again if you have other questions.
Stay healthy,
Pozziepinoy
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