HEALTH & WELLNESS
HIV/AIDS activist
Hydeia Broadbent
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do not features
have to let
each
it define you or your future,” Jones said.
woman
Hydeia
wearing
Broadbent
beautifully
is an example of rebounding from AIDS. In 1987,
designed Cacique intimates,
she
was diagnosed with HIV exclusively
at the age of 3. She had been born with
available
the
disease,
at Lane
and went
Bryant.
on to
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AIDS, but with medication, she has
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survived.
She
cacique.com.
is now a 32-year-old HIV/AIDS activist sharing her life
experiences and hope for a future.
She takes antiretroviral pills every day, and was quoted as saying,
“HIV is not a death sentence, but it’s a life sentence. You will be taking
pills forever.” But her hope is that things may change with increased
awareness and possibly, eventually, a cure.
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