World AIDS Day: Survivor says her own siblings didn't speak to her

Today (December 1) is World’s AIDS Day. 

On this day, an AIDS survivor spoke exclusively to NewsFirst Prime and narrated her tale of poignancy and resilience. 

When was she diagnosed? 

It was in 1994 that I was diagnosed with HIV. I was pregnant at that point in time. It was my mother who took me to the hospital for the test. 

Mother’s reaction 

On coming to know of it, my mother didn’t express it before me. I could see her cry from a distance. They then called me and informed me about it. They also asked me to take medicines so that it can be cured to some extent. 

My siblings didn’t speak to me. It was only 5-6 years ago that they started speaking to me after my parents died. They are far from me. They don’t want to mingle with me. 

My husband has also passed away. 

Dreams of AIDS patients collapse 

All dreams that AIDS victims have will collapse. Doctors need to know what happened to us. We will not tell them, because they don’t treat us well. When they come to know, they will keep us apart. 

‘I want to help others’

I have done my nursing in BSc. I want to take care of sufferers. I do a lot of social work. After that, I got a job in a hospital. All the doctors surrounding us mingle with me.