Disgusting! Agreeing with ‘forced’ sterilisation is not an option.
How dare anyone try to coerce or ‘forcibly’ sterilise someone else because they are HIV positive!
http://bit.ly/dozensHIVwomensterilised
Sadly, this is not a ‘new thing’ as I recall back in my KZN days, some ten plus years back, was a huge issue with people being half comatose, and in many cases right after giving birth, coerced and ‘advised’ to get themselves sterilised.
Many of these sterilisations were done without consent. Just because South Africa has the biggest epidemic in the World does not give anyone else the right to decide for you.
People have been treated with very little or no empathy or humanity and have been told that they are annoying the medical staff by having babies, knowing that they are HIV positive.
Women have been told that if they do not have the procedure, they will not be assisted when giving birth.
http://bit.ly/SAhospitalssteriliseHIVwomen1
It is an infringement of basic rights to be pressured and discriminated against because of their HIV status, and even more so, whilst in labour and nervous enough to agree to such barbaric treatment.
Follow these links to read what is currently happening with regards to ‘forced’ and coerced’ sterilisation in South Africa!
There are many facets to wellness around HIV and AIDS. Here I speak with Toni Zimmermann, a long-term HIV survivor of 29 years, living an energetic and productive life.
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There are many facets to wellness around HIV and AIDS. Here I speak with Patronia Luzipo from Yabonga whose vision is to provide a sustainable model of holistic care and support to families and communities affected by HIV, enabling them to live independent, productive, healthy lives.
There are many facets to wellness around HIV and AIDS. Here I speak with Dr. Emille Reid who is a specialist physician with an interest in Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine. He also practices general medical-, ICU-, and Cardiac Care Medicine on an in-hospital basis.
There are many facets to wellness around HIV and AIDS. Here I speak with Blossom and Noncedo on their personal HIV journeys.
There are many facets to wellness around HIV and AIDS. Here I speak with Dorian Basson on his personal mental health journey
Are you aware the 1st of Dec is…… less than 30 days away?
Embargoed until: 29 July 2019
http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0302/P03022019.pdf
Current population South Africa 58 775 022
The estimated overall HIV prevalence rate is approximately 13,5%
The total number of people living with HIV is estimated at 7,97 million
HIV positive adults aged 15–49 years, an estimated 19,07%
Book me to speak at your World AIDS Day Event
Plodding along in the hope that everything will turn out just fine, is not an option.
If you are faced with challenges, whether physical or emotional, will affect your mental state and jeopardise your ability to function normally.
Facing your challenges or fears is the only way to make practical choices in order to change your circumstances. The question is; how do you do that?
Not everyone has a personality type to cope with challenges on their own so acquiring the valuable and experienced counselling/guidance is paramount to get you through tough times.
If you have been through a traumatic event or face issues at work, or even in your personal life, the best way to approach it is head-on and as soon as humanly possible.
Over and above my health issues, many years ago I was on holiday and my then husband had my 18 month son in a backpack carrier and decided to get a view of a mountain from a closer viewpoint. He stood up on a low wall overlooking a sheer drop. I freaked, lost the plot and screeched for him to get off the wall. Prior to that I had no issue with heights, little realising how that one incident would affect me for over thirty years.
Once I decided to own and face my fear of heights, I firstly went on a 1,5km Zipline Tour in Ballito, KZN. After a leisurely nature walk to the top of the cliff I was introduced to the “1st in the world” – all new “Parazip” proceeding to slide on a 400m cable from the top of the mountain. That was around 2014.
I then decided, in 2018 that zip-lining was for sissies, so on World AIDS Day, I proceeded to tandem paraglide off Signal Hill. What a blast and I can honestly say I would do it again.
My life, my choices!
Don’t be ashamed of what you’ve been through or what you’re dealing with.
What are your challenges and what are you doing to defeat them?
There are ways to overcome each and every obstacle; you just need the right tools!
About Cindy: In 2004, Cindy was diagnosed with HIV & AIDS. By 2008 she was subjected to Cancer (stage 3b) and TB Meningitis. Cindy had two Strokes and Shingles, four times in one year. And a hefty bout of Pneumonia… all that in a space of four years. In March 2018 Cindy had a massive heart attack leading to a double bypass.
Being more than my HIV status and having had to deal with numerous lifestyle changes, health issues and experiences has taken this page to another level.
The fact that I have researched and adapted my lifestyle, diet and many other facets of life, has given life to the alternative services I offer.
Services & Experience:
Trauma & Lay Counsellor covering a spectrum of in-house issues relating to employee well-being.
* Healthy Eating (the why’s of obesity which leads to high BP and heart disease)
* Employee dynamics
* Bullying
* Rape and Abuse
* Alcohol abuse
* Relationships
* HIV Counselling
Furthermore, I Train and Speak on Counselling, ‘CHOICES’ and ‘HIV & AIDS in the Workplace’.
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CHOICES
Book title: ‘Error Terror & Triumph’ Subtitle: Learn before you Leap
This talk is targeted on the youth but not exclusively as it is valuable to one and all and particularly beneficial when entering adult life and the working world, enlightening individuals of potential pitfalls, panics and pleasures that could occur and how to avoid or embrace the lesson.
Each chapter of the 26 lessons starts with a letter of the alphabet i.e. ‘A’ – Action, followed up with a factual experience.
Ending with a maximum of 140 characters which is easily shared on Twitter of the #LifeLesson I learnt from this experience.
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HIV & AIDS Training & Awareness
Book title: ‘The Deadly Seducer‘
An account of my story about how I came to contract HIV & AIDS and how I responded to it.
Not only am I living healthy years later, but my energetic character has been poured into helping others experiencing the same situation.
I present talks and workshops on living positively with HIV & AIDS and those, with this book and my online presence, provides me the opportunity to create awareness, give testimony concerning the HIV & AIDS pandemic, and to assist in de-stigmatising this secret killer’.
Balance & Bounce
Through the Circle of Life
Downloadable Info Kit Below:
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