After I got my diagnosis, I automatically started to apply what I knew, to ask questions, to better understand. You might not believe it, but we're still so far behind in terms of information.
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Automáticamente después de saber mi diagnosis empecé a usar mi conocimiento, a hacer preguntas, a informarme porque, aunque no lo creas, todavía estamos muy atrasados en cuestión de información.
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Sentí que me llovían muchísimas cosas encima que eran tan difíciles que podían destruir a una persona. Pero lo superé.
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I felt that at one point in my life, there were so many things that were getting tossed at me that were built to just destroy a person. But I got through it.
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No tienes que pasar por tener VIH o SIDA solo. Incluso si no los tienes, puedes crear tu propia familia extendida.
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You don't have to go through having HIV or AIDS alone. Even if you don't have them, create your own extended family.
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I started to realize that I wasn't the only person in this situation and that maybe we all lived under very different circumstances, but we all lived in the same situation.
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Me fui dando cuenta que no era la única en esta situación, a lo mejor teníamos diferentes circunstancias con las otras mujeres, pero vivíamos en la misma situación.
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Life gives you chances, and you have to take advantage of them... HIV made me stronger. It empowered me even more.
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La vida te da chances y hay que aprovecharlas... El VIH me hizo más fuerte y me empoderó más.