Rising above HIV diagnosis and turning pain into purpose
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Shobha Shukla – CNS
Contd from previous issue
During the general investigations and tests done prior to the surgery, she was found to be HIV positive.
Sneha was in a state of shock.
“My mother refused to believe the test results and she got my test done again in three different laboratories. But every time the result was the same. My mother and elder brother also got tested and both were HIV negative. And we strongly believe that my deceased father was negative as he had undergone multiple heart surgeries and all general investigations were done then, with no sign of HIV," shared Sneha ahead of world's largest AIDS conference later this month (To be contd)
Contd from previous issue
During the general investigations and tests done prior to the surgery, she was found to be HIV positive.
Sneha was in a state of shock.
“My mother refused to believe the test results and she got my test done again in three different laboratories. But every time the result was the same. My mother and elder brother also got tested and both were HIV negative. And we strongly believe that my deceased father was negative as he had undergone multiple heart surgeries and all general investigations were done then, with no sign of HIV," shared Sneha ahead of world's largest AIDS conference later this month (To be contd)