The Moth

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Traumatized after learning of her HIV status, Shakirah comes to recognize the support system that had grown around her.

Tags Sexual Assault HIV/AIDS Adversity Trauma Abuse Healthcare Trust Mental health Acceptance Healing Mature content Sad Grateful Moving

Storyteller

Shakirah Namwanje

Featured on

World AIDS Day: Shakirah Namwanje & Jamie Brickhouse

Original Air Date

November 30, 2018

Recorded Date

September 15, 2018

“I questioned the love, the pampering, the everything that I was receiving from her. Was she doing this because I was HIV positive?”

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