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stephen waweru
, from
Nairobi, Kenya
- my personal story
10.01.2012
My Parent's Death with Aids.
I’m Stephen W Waweru from Dance4Life Kenya.My dad died six years ago,as a result of Aids and my mother died in December last year with the same disease,after a long term of illness and suffering.But the result of my father’s death was a mystery to my siblings and i,until last year when my mother got ill and tested positive.Watching my both parents dying was the most painful experience in my life,and mostly because of the fact that they died of Aids.How were they infected? Is it because they had no knowledge about the disease?Those are the questions I still ask myself till today.
We have experienced a lot of challenges with my family,rejections and even abused,but mostly the agony and suffering my parents went through till the last day,and i would never want to see anyone go through that,or another soul lost because of Hiv and Aids.Maybe my parents were ignorant or dint get a person to tell them facts about Hiv and Aids, but personally I will use every minute I have,to tell out the truth to every person I get a chance to.I wonder how many people out there; don’t have the facts or any knowledge about this dangerous disease, especially the youths.
I have dedicated my life to fight Hiv and Aids and use every platform I get to tell the world my story,and hope to save that one soul.I have a lot to talk about,but to all my fellow youths out there,Hiv and Aids is real.We are the ones to decide if this disease will end with our generation,and yes we can if we just decide to.Let’s come together and put an End!Hiv and Aids we can beat if we just take responsibility.
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Doutzen Kroes
"What I like about this movement is that it enables young people all over the world to get into action to stop HIV. Follow my example, get moving and change the future! "
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Sofía Pachano
"Empecé a informarme más sobre VIH/sida cuando este ingresó en mi núcleo familiar. Al principio, el desconocimiento me llevó al miedo, pero la información me permitió concientizarme y entender. Por eso me parece importante que día a día eduquemos sobre el VIH/sida. "
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Alegro Dinkwanyane
"Being infected or affected by HIV/Aids is NOT the end of the world. Rather, it's a wakeup call to take responsibility of your life and that of your loved ones. Campaigns such as dance4life are here to help you MOVE your body to a better status."
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I also give a great thank you to Dance4life,for making me the strong person i am today,and for giving me the strength,courage and a platform to share out my story.
Thanks fro sharing your story, Stephen. It's great to know that you are turning something very difficult into positive actions for the future! We are proud of you - keep up your amazing work!