3HOPE BLOG

Have you heard of Horcelie Sinda Wa Mbongo?  She is an HIV-positive 21-year-old British-Congolese. Though born in Congo, she moved to Britain with her mother in 2005 and it was there she discovered she was HIV-positive at age 11. She never allowed her status deter her from going after her passion, modeling.   Refusing to die in silence without making an impact, she defied the stigma faced by people living with HIV all over the world. How? She contested the 2017 edition of Miss Congo Uk. To draw the world’s attention to the challenges faced by people living with HIV in her native country, Congo DR, especially in the area of access to drugs and moral support, was her main goal of contesting. And guess what? On April 1, 2017, She was crowned Miss Congo UK at   Stratford Town Hall Uk. If she was able to achieve this, what about you? Being HIV positive is never the end of one’s destiny. The power to achieve our dreams is within us if

Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and other opportunistic infections. Click to read Part 1 of this article. Usually, most STDs do not come with any noticeable symptom and can stay untreated in the body for a long time. For instance, when a woman is infected with gonorrhea, she experiences no symptoms and can live with the infection for years. She can easily pass the bacterial infection to her male or female sexual partners. Painful sensation during urination is one of its major symptoms in men. If left untreated, it can lead to rapid progression of HIV infection to AIDS and also makes treating HIV more difficult in some cases. Routine STDs testing and treatment are highly encouraged among HIV-positive individuals with high-risk sexual behaviors; having multiple sexual partners. Maintaining a healthy emotional wellbeing Living with HIV requires a stable mental state free from worries. Depression is the most common psychological factor

A strong immune system is very important for our healthy living and survival as humans. Its cells act as a legion of soldiers, guarding the body and fighting off deadly infections and diseases. Imagine leaving the doors of a bullion van filled with money wide in a busy market? No armed escorts or even a driver standing close by. What do you think will happen to the bags of money after some minutes or even hours?  Your guess is as good as mine. This is exactly what HIV does when it enters the human body. It destroys the immune system, leaving the body open for other infections and diseases. With Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART), one’s viral load can be reduced, preventing the progression of HIV infection to AIDS. For a healthier living, there is need to adhere strictly to ARV drugs and tips. I will be sharing 3 of tips in this article. Following them will help strengthen the immune system and avoid developing other health complications that come with being infected wit

Are you HIV positive and constantly feel tired each morning you wake up? A time, sleeping comfortably at night is no longer possible and taking a nap all day seems like the only solution. Even during the day, you lack energy and carrying out your daily activities without the help of others is impossible.    If this is what you have being passing through for a while. There is every possibility you are experiencing TREATMENT FATIGUE or PILL FATIGUE. What’s the meaning of that? You might be wonder since you have never heard of it. Just keep on reading. Treatment Fatigue. This is constant overtiredness experienced by People Living with HIV (PLHIV) especially those that have been on ARV for years. It is that exhaustion you feel throughout the day especially after taking ARV for a year or more. This annoying feeling makes you want to stop taking your drugs. WARNING!!! No matter how you are tempted to stop taking ARV, please don’t give in to this risky

By Ihegwuagu Peter Tochukwu In this article, I will be sharing 6 things about the wonderful AIDS activist, Elizabeth Glaser. If you have not heard about her, sit back and have a joyful reading. ·          Elizabeth was a popular American AIDS activist and late wife of Paul Michael Glaser (an American actor and director). She was born in November 11, 1947 and died from AIDS related complications in December 3, 1994. ·          She contracted HIV in 1981 when a HIV-contaminated blood was transfused to her during the birth of her daughter, Ariel. She unknowingly passed the virus to her daughter through breastfeeding. ·          In 1985, Ariel suffered from series of illness and during one of the tests, Elizabeth was diagnosed with HIV. This was one year after the birth of her son Jake in 1984. Ariel later died from AIDS in 1988. ·          Her determination to save the life of her son and that of other HIV positive children lead her to

Have you said this before? “Many Nigerian authors are poor and do not make any money from writing”. Or this popular one: “I am scared of posting my articles online because I am not good enough. I don’t want people to laugh at me. Maybe I should try something else” If this is how you feel or know someone who feels like this? Here is answer to their problem: GET A COPY OF ADDICTED TO WRITING BY EMEKA NOBIS. Yes, that is all you need to start the journey of improving your writing skills and start earning it.  I am one out of thousands that have greatly benefited from the contents of this book. “Bros!  I have read similar books like this before yet no result” You might complain. Yes, I know how it feels.  I even  said so initially till I read addicted to writing. The rest is now history. Your fear of investing your precious time and hard earned money on another book that will produces no result is enough to make you get this book. Emeka has experienced w

Let me ask you a simple question: Have you bothered to think about HIV situation in Nigeria? While you are thinking about it, let me ask you another one. How many people do you think are living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria? Let’s say 2 million people? What!!! It is too much please. It should be less than that biko! If that was your reaction, let me shock you small.

By Ihegwuagu Peter Tochukwu Welcome, this is the third and last part of the series “Overcoming the initial shock of being HIV positive; 3 things you must do”. click for part 1of the series  and   click for part 2 of the series  if you are yet to read them. Let’s get going.....

Welcome, this is the second part of the series: Overcoming the initial shock of being HIV positive; 3 things you must do.   Click for part 1 if you are yet to read it. Let’s get going.....

So you just confirmed you are HIV status and you feel it’s over for you. It feels like a death sentence has been handed over to you. You can’t stay for a second without thinking about it.  God! I’m going to die soon? Will I live a normal life again? How will I tell my loved ones about this?

By Ihegwuagu Peter Tochukwu I know you must have heard of HIV/AIDS before? How accurate is the information you know? Do you still doubt if HIV is real? Maybe online articles on HIV/AIDS are getting you more confused?