I've always been one to believe everything happens for a reason. And I do believe, if not anything, God put HIV in my life because he knows I can reach others. He knows how strong I am and how far I can go if I put my all into it.
When I first found out I was at a loss for words. I mean I literally felt like my whole body shut down. My brain went dead, I couldn't speak when I tried, my body couldn't move. I didn't know if I should cry or laugh cause it had to be a joke, right? Growing up you don't hear any good news about HIV or survivors, you hear about how quick it turns into AIDS and how quick people die from it. You hear all the bad stories, never the good. So once I could speak and begin to think, it's like, how long do I have to live and what’s going to happen to my children? Mind you I was pregnant when I found out and all I could think of is how is this going to affect this human growing inside of me.
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