Publication: WORLD Publication Date: 01-JUN-06 Delivery: Immediate Online Access Author: Wright, Khaledah
Article Excerpt When I learned that my mother (Sylvia Britt-Raven, WORLD Peer Advocate) was diagnosed with HIV, I was devastated. My father had just died tragically a month before. I thought that I would have to live without both of my parents and I wasn't even 19. When my mother told me, I immediately thought of death. I didn't know much about HIV, just the basics. At the time I was in a very draining relationship and to top it all off, I was pregnant....
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