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Carte Blanche – Sunday 29th January 2012
If you are a responsible individual you would like to see this!
The content showcases three women who were infected with HIV by the same person.
HE KNEW HIS HIV STATUS
Excerpt from my book ‘AID My Journey’
Can you believe that a year has passed since this site was launched!
A very special thank you to Charlotte Kemp and Shawn Fouche for sponsoring AID My Journey- Support’s website.
The site has had fantastic feedback and I look forward to the year ahead.
To all the people that landed or purposely came to the site, thank you for your support.
Today, the 20th January 2012 there has been a total of 4719 hits – impressive for this topic.
We should have a lot more hits due to the still sad lack of knowledge out there.
It would be to everyone’s benefit if you shared this website so please feel free to do so.
My thanks again to all!
Regards
Cindy
ANNOUNCEMENT: NPO No. 093-243 Allocated as of 14th September 2011
Snippet 3
On numerous occasions, chased out of my own home, walking barefoot for 5km on hot tar to safety, ending up with massive blisters under my feet of which I still have the calluses to prove it. The lesson learned here, always wear shoes! Then, would you believe it, married him and stayed in this disastrous marriage for another four years.
Why, there was to be a payoff amongst other things I believed I could transform him but believe me an abuser remains an abuser and will never change unless there is a serious intervention coupled with counselling. Roddy had numerous doctors’ prescribing medication for his moods but never went for counselling. One incident I will share is the time he was watching television in my home when my then seven-year-old son was playing with a rifle type water pistol, squirted Roddy who pulled the gun out of my child’s hands and hit him with it. I was on him like a lion whose cub is in danger and beaten yet again for defending my innocent child.
My first husband and a friend at one point during this undesirable situation arrived on my doorstep, armed and ready to chase him away, fortunately for them all he had already left and the situation was defused.
Snippet 2
I went directly to the GP in charge of Blaine, had her immediate superior called up as well as the offending Poison Dwarf, who to this day has only been moved elsewhere as far as I know but where to I have not bothered to find out. At the time however there was a local man that I knew from Pinetown who approached me with the information that in her drunken state and she and her boyfriend are known heavy drinkers, seen by myself on numerous occasions as we frequented the same after hour venues, was telling whoever would listen what mine and *Blaine’s status was. A person who I will call *Doug offered to make an affidavit with details of her disclosure in order for me to pursue. Six years later and numerous polite requests, I am still waiting for *Doug to hold good his promise, even though I managed to deny and convince all and sundry that Blaine only had bowel TB due to contracting the disease through the type of work he did, plumbing, I am not sure that I convinced that many people about him. I do think however that I managed to fool a number of people about myself, although they will on release of this book, say “I knew it all along”, yeah right.
*Real names not used* to be continued……..
I have always joked about writing a book as I have lived in some of the most entertaining environments, known the strangest of people and their antics little realising that I would actually get around to writing a book and not on the subject I had always joked about.
I loathe autobiographies but this is pretty much what this is with a twist, gotcha. So here is the plan, in order to dispel any future rumours, scandal, gossip, misconceptions, speculation, badmouthing, fear, preconceived ideas and last but not least stigma. I don’t think I have left anything out but feel free to add your own colourful words. I will gradually let you into the loop of the body of my book.
Without giving away the entire story I will give brief ongoing snippets and ask for your input should you be willing.
Life consists of basically three things: Relationships, Money and Health. I have had, shall I call it the trauma of all three and would like to hear what your thoughts on these issues are.
Snippet1.
Walk positively, head up shoulders back, face it head on
It is all about you – if you can live with yourself, stuff everyone else. I understand fully that HIV/AIDS is a serious, terminal disease, but it is manageable. So try to keep your sense of humour and:
“Deal With It”. It sounds simple, but for some it will not be, that is why I would like to share the more positive side of my experience.
Keep a positive (many such puns to follow, my apologies upfront) attitude and you will find your attitude nurtures gratitude.
I do not want it to be a feel-sorry-for-me memoir, or a biography, a genre of which I am not a fan. I usually pick one up, read the back, say oh hell no and put it right back on the shelf.
So trust me (no I am not a doctor), this is not a motivational or pity-seeking, nauseating, tear-jerking autobiography. This is just telling it how it is and how I had to deal with “IT”.
I have had the most exciting life possible and have no regrets.
Here is how it all happened. I hope you enjoy my journey as much as I have.
to be continued………..
