Tuesday 28 February 2017

South Africa's Saidy Brown: 'Why I shared my HIV status on Twitter'


"When I found out at 14 that I was HIV-positive, I didn't think I would live to see 18, I am turning 22 this year."

Since Saidy Brown tweeted those words on Friday, thousands of people have re-shared her hopeful message, with many praising her courage for speaking publicly about her own experience with the Aids virus.

Saidy, who describes herself as an HIVictor, has been speaking to the BBC about the extraordinary reaction to her post, why it took so long for her to be diagnosed and the challenges of dating for someone who is HIV-positive.


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