It was a miserable, cold morning on
January 15 2012, when my mother was taken away from me because she was infected
with HIV Aids. It is intermittent that you hear of someone affected by HIV Aids
compared to someone affected by cancer. AIDS is a chronic, potentially
life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By
damaging your immune system, HIV interferes with your body's ability to fight
the organisms that cause diseases. HIV Aids can be transmitted through sexual
intercourse, the sharing of needles, or the contact of body fluids. Not many
people are aware that they may have this disease because it does not affect you
until your last stages. HIV slowly took over my mother psychically and
mentally. Her appearance, self-esteem and personality were completely destroyed.
Growing up, I faced many challenges that no child should experience because the
absent of my mother. Because of this disease, she had an aneurism that caused
her to be wheel chair bound and forced to stay in the hospital for the rest of
her life span. I was ashamed to tell people who my mother was and that she was
restricted to a wheel chair at a nursing home because the disease destroyed her
system. Now that my mother is gone, that guilt urges me to speak out loud and
inform others about this disease. My childhood was greatly affected by mom not
being there. I want more teens to be more informed on HIV Aids and how it can
be received. My blog is going to be based on the different ways the government
campaign way to prevent Aids. Teens are not informed enough about
sexually transmitted disease but greatly educated on sex. Is the U.S. ashamed
to admit that millions of men and women die a year because they are suffering
with HIV Aids or Aids? Children like me are also affected because of this
horrifying disease. I know that I am not the only one in the world and there
are kids that exist who are affected by HIV Aids because their parents had it
or they are personally infected by it. I hope my blog inspires others to be
aware of sexually transmitted diseases or diseases in general and know that
there are simple ways to not contract disease that destroy the human body.
Remember your body is your temple, take care of it, and value it.
