| The single hardest day of my life was in 1988, when I heard with my own ears, "Asunta, I am sorry, you have AIDS." I was told that I had six months to live. Everybody including the pastor and my own family were preparing for my death. I did not fear dying from the disease, but I feared living with the truth. It took me several months to come to terms with the bitter truth and the reality. I kept saying, "It isn't possible! This can?t be real! It can't be me. |
|  | | Once I had accepted the truth, I expected everyone else would accept it too. I was wrong. It turned out that instead, I received rejection, isolation, anger and humiliation. I was not at all prepared to face that. This however did not stop me. I had a duty towards Kenyans and the whole world. I did not choose to be infected with this dreaded AIDS virus. |
| |  | | | As co-founder of Kenya Network Of Women With Aids (KENWA), my mission has been to ensure that nobody experiences the same stigma and... |
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