Review: what would be your first reaction when a near dear friend of your’s tells you he is HIV positive?! Take an unintentional step backwards!maybe later, when u get over the initial shock you would like to talk to him but why was the first step taken behind(mentally or physically?)
The main reason here is we haven’t yet accepted the fact that anyone I mean just about anyone is at a risk of being infected. We keep thinking that’comeon we havent done anything wrong -nothing can happen to us’ but so hadn’t ur friend who could have got infected when he got his appendix operated or when he got a TT injection when he had a small cut.
I have seen a 15days old child who got infected when her umbilical cord was cut in the hospital at the time of her delivery. Both her parents are not infected.A woman could get infected by her husband, a child by his mother . yes, awareness is neccessary, govt is doing its job by advertisements and campaigns .But what about the people already infected? ACCEPT THEM AS A PART OF THE SOCIETY INSTEAD OF SHUNNING THEM.
I have met a person witha positive status detected 12 yrs back . with the support of his family friends, with a positive attitude, and a responsible human being, he is living a full life . there is no permanent cure as yet but if detected early the person can be guided well and given his rights .
Today it is a guiding principle that an employer should not turn down an application purely on grounds of HIV positive status. Certain corporations like the tatas have a policy towards employees who are HIV infected. These people are not discriminated but given human treatment and also medical treatment .getting professional counselling enables the person to cope with fear anger stress and make decisions related to life post HIV.
The person should not hide his status from those near to him for fear of rejection fear of loneliness etc. This disease spreads to the innocent due to this. But for this he should have faith in society that they wont shun him.
The world shatters in a matter of few seconds, a shoulder to cry on, is needed. Know the facts of how it spreads, be cautious but if destiny prevails know your rights. Your right is to live and help other people live happily. Everyone is going to die sometime but why welcome hell on earth.