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Posted by Pozziepinoy on 8:34 AM

Hello HIV Positive po ako.. Nalaman ko lang po nung July.. Wala pa po akong ginaganagawa kasi natakot po ako.. Napanuod ko po yung video niyo sa youtube at nainspire po ako.. Hindi ko po alam yung una kong gagawin.. Sana po matulutungan niyo.. Hindi ko po alam kung san ako pupunta.. Anung gamot ang iinumin ko.. Nainspire ako sa inyo kasi biglang bawi ng katawan niyo.. Sana po matulungan niyo ko.. Sana po mag reply kayo kasi kayo nalang po ang pag asa ko.. :( hindi ko po talaga alam ang gagagawin ko.. 

 TRANSLATION

Hello, I am HIV Positive. I found out last July. I am still not doing anything because I am scared. I watched your video on youtube and I was inspired. I don’t know what to do.  I hope you can help me. I don’t knoew where to go. What medicines should I take. I was inspired by you because your body was able to recover fast. I hope you can help me. I wish you would reply because I feel that you are my only hope. I really don’t know what to do.


POZZIEPINOY’S RESPONSE


Hi there.

Thank you for your email. I deeply apologise for the delay in my response due to the long holiday weekend. 

Though it is really painful and scary to know that one is HIV positive, I am glad that you took the HIV test. Honestly, it is one of the greatest decisions that you have ever made. Knowing one's HIV status means that you will start being in control of yourself. Also, by knowing it, you help our country in stopping the HIV epidemic, which up to now is still uncontrolled. The HIV cases in the country is still going up and up to now, we still don't know how many are infected. 

I know you are confused. I know you are scared. Being a person living with HIV for almost eight years now, I can still remember the first time that I knew about my HIV status. Trust me in saying that I felt the same way. But I focused. I focused not on what I have but on what I can do. I focused on my life ahead, on how I can fight back, on how I can regain control of myself. You can also do the same. Worrying right now, on your own won't do you any good. It is best that you go to the nearest HIV and AIDS Treatment Hub and get a consultation. Everything is free in government hubs or satellite/primary care hubs. Don't worry because everything is confidential. Since you never mentioned where you are located, you may refer to the blog post Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry: June 2018 Report as there is a listing of the hubs there.

You can start from there, and the hub doctor will guide you through the entire process of managing HIV and managing your life. Trust me. People can recover and fight HIV. It is just a matter of full focus on the treatment and you will be fine.

I hope that I was able to answer your question. Please feel free to email again if you have other concerns.

Thanks.


Pozziepinoy




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