The black skin is so beautiful that it should never be seen as a symbol of shame. It should be embraced with pride, and worn with head held up high. It is saddening to see that some people of color, blessed with gorgeous skin, bury their heads in shame and feel inferior when walking down …
What comes to mind when you hear the word โstigmatizationโ? As for me, I think about the stigmatization of HIV/AIDS patients and people with other communicable diseases like Hepatitis, Measles, COVID-19, Ebola and the likes. And a communicable disease is one that can be transmitted from one person to another. I was talking to a …
Yo! “I AM CELEBRATING EIGHT (8) MONTHS OF PURPOSE-FILLED BLOGGING.” It might not be a year yet, but this celebration is necessary. Let the success story begin! Drum roll!!! More than a year ago, I had sleepless nights from the thought of starting something I was passionate about. The urge was so great that I …
Itโs your girl again bringing another episode of WHATโS COOKING RUTH to your screen. Today, I will be sharing my chocolate cookies recipe with my Carvers. I will talk about the preparation of THE CHOCOLATE CHIP-LESS COOKIES then head to the CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES, which is most peopleโs favorite. Well, before I go on, I …
Is financial dependence on one’s partner okay? Be it boyfriend/girlfriend, fiancรฉ/finance, or husband/wife relationship? Should your man pay most of the bills? These and many more questions flooded my mind a few weeks back. I was so restless that I had to text a brother about the questions. He said, โwell, there is not a …
Wednesday afternoon, an old-time friend saw me around our house. She was shocked to see me, and I knew these questions were coming. When did you get home? Why didn’t you stay in the USA, it’s better there? Several folks have bombarded me with these questions and similar ones since July thereabout. It used to …
Watching MTV Shugaโs HIV series, a few years back, opened my eyes to several things as it relates to HIV/AIDS patients. It made me understand that being HIV positive is just like having an ulcer. โIf you can keep up with the treatment, you can live a normal life.โ WHAT IS HIV/AIDS? HIV/AIDS is a …
Yesterday, I had a discussion with members of an online group about โmarrying an HIV positive person,โ and the response was a mix of adequate knowledge and lack of it. Here are some of the comments;โSeeโฆ the least I can do is stand by the person and help her manage the situation… I wouldnโt lie …
The intricacies of HIV/AIDS treatment can be challenging to understand as a non-science person, but it is essential, especially if you are HIV positive. Knowing helps you understand how your treatment works in your body, and you can also explain it to someone else; it could be an HIV-negative or positive person. Human Immunodeficiency Virus …
The stigmatization of people living with HIV/AIDS kills faster than the virus itself. This is so because being a victim of stigmatization leads to several things like the inability to take good care of oneself, thereby leading to accommodating the virus. And when there is no adequate attention paid to the virus, underlying diseases and …
