Comments on: Persons living with HIV want gov’t to set up complaints desk

By: objective

objective — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:02:11 +0000

many people who are infected with the virus choose to spread the disease.
We’re all aware of the different ways of contracting it.
One of my siblings who contracted the virus some time in 80’s, discovered her status when the father of her unborn took ill and died. She choose a deadly path of infecting hundreds of men from the churches to the street corners, before succumbing in 1994.
Another sibling discovered her status in the mid 90’s when the promiscuos man she was having an affair with took ill and died a week later. Sadly she’s spreading her sorrow form the interior to Georgetown, with the young and the old. I don’t understand how men aren’t suspicious. I’m told there are many tell tale signs of her being a carrier.
Last year I met a group of American women in a program for recovering drug addicts living with the virus They lived in the same apartment complex where I resided. To make a long story short, they appeared healthy. One of my neighbors became involved in a lesbian relationship with one of the women. I brought it to the attention of someone in authority who warned her without being too blatant. It fell on deaf ears.
I knew another woman who constantly kissed her friend’s three month old son in the mouth while baby sitting him. After learning that she was HIV positive and had Hepatisis c, I informed the mother of the child…………… The end result.
I was deemed as spreading rumors.

By: popeoplefedup

popeoplefedup — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:24:01 +0000

Some of the comments here are the reason HIV is a fatal disease.

Out of ignorance so many see AIDS as fatal, whereas it is now a chronic illness, similar to Cancer.

God forbid some of these ignoramuses do not contract it, because then they shall know the need for sensitivity and compassion.

By: John Smith

John Smith — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:48:35 +0000

Bung bung, when I hear such utterances from you I get extremely mad but I realise it does me or you no good. One good thing you said, knowingly infecting someone should be criminal, the others are just crap coming out of the mouth of a seeming heartless person. Not everyone infected is a walking time bomb. If you are going to abitrarily condemn people with HIV, why stop there? Get the rest with othe rinfectious illnesses and they must share the fate.

By: melainie

melainie — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:11:43 +0000

I think you put this comment just to make people angry ,because there is no way someone could be insensitive and cruel.you ought to be ashame of yourself lets hope you or your loveone do not ever contact the virus ,then you would get to decide , and never say never, and let me clear something up for you and NO I AM NOT HIV POSITIVE AND I DO NOT HAVE AIDS.

By: bung bang

bung bang — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:10:31 +0000

It’s a good thing thats ur opinion about me but wat u should do is see if wat i’m saying makes sense or not or infact if wat i said is factual in life remember is humans we are dealing with and there’s that mind set “somebody give me suh me a give back some body”….BUNG BANG!

By: decanadianCarlVeecock

decanadianCarlVeecock — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:24:32 +0000

We have such a law in Canada and in fact quite a few prosecutions have
been done.

Passing such a law, that is if there is none in Guyana, should take a matter
of days. All the readings could be done in one day.

To knowingly infect another has to be a criminal offence.

When the former girl friend of a friend of mine was dying in hospital, she
sent to call him to come and see her. Imagine his shock to hear from
her that she was dying of AIDS ! She told him to go check himself which
he did. He died two years later and so too his wife !

Here in Canada, the auhorities request patients to give a list of past
contacts which they follow up discreetly. That would be a problem in Guyana,
the need for being discreet and to respect privacy.

By: amen-ra

amen-ra — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:43:27 +0000

bung bang you are a very ignorant person to make such statement.

By: bung bang

bung bang — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:44:34 +0000

I DO NOT support ppl living with aids. They are only living longer to further infect other persons who don’t know about their status.Infact i think they should pass a law jailing anyone who knowingly infect another person.

By: decanadianCarlVeecock

decanadianCarlVeecock — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:12:52 +0000

Quote :”And members of civil society were asked to raise their voices in public support for the call for policies and legislation to end stigma and discrimination against infected persons”

Agreed.

GHRA? answer the call and help these people.!

Given prevailing attitudes among Guyanese, these people do have a lot of
problems to overcome; Their families and friends have to show compassion
in the first instance and that in itself is the number one problem. Too many
are shunned and all too soon their condition becomes public knowledge.

Hopefully the Government rises to the issue and have some fair treatment
measures implemented soon.