“Imagine surviving cancer, but then losing your life because your husband infected you with AIDS. This woman was diagnosed with breast cancer at only 36, with 4 children to look after. After several rounds of treatment, a year later she was declared cancer free.
She was a fighter, but she fought for something else just as strongly as she fought the battle with cancer: her marriage. She always avoided touching his phone because deep down, she knew the truth.
She told herself she didn’t want to die from a high BP. What she didn’t realise was that managing a high BP would have been a better condition. She developed another tumor in her mouth. But this time it wasn’t cancer.
It was Kaposi Sarcoma. The painful truth about this tumor is that its presence signifies not just HIV infection, but that it has developed into full-blown AIDS. By this time, her body was already greatly affected.
During her battle with cancer and chemotherapy, her weakened immune system gave HIV a head start, allowing it to progress rapidly into AIDS. Her body couldn’t fight two wars at once.
And it didn’t win. She died of complications from AIDS, not because she was reckless, but because she stayed loyal to someone who wasn’t loyal to her. But this wasn’t even the most painful part.
Her husband was actually fully aware that he was infected with HIV. He had been on treatment, together with his mistress, but he never told his wife. Would she have discovered the truth and saved her life if she had checked his phone? We may never know.
Please, if your partner cheats, protect yourself. Go for STD tests regularly. Do not wait for symptoms because many infections remain silent. Use protection if you are unsure. Especially if you are immunocompromised. She left 4 kids behind… No mother.
A cheating partner puts your life at risks. It’s more harmful than just betrayal. Please protect yourself, not just for you, but for the body that you fought so hard to keep alive. One reckless partner is all it takes. Share this to save someone out there.” – Dr Christabel Akinola
Many people are dead today because their cheating partners infected them with HIV.
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