'My mother wouldn't have given birth to me'
Lina Chan
inSing.com - 4 hrs 12 mins ago
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A little girl has been diagnosed with HIV at just three years old.
According to a report in The Straits Times, Vanessa (not her real name) was diagnosed with HIV which gave her Aids when she was just three.
The cause? Through vertical transmission.
Vanessa is now ten and is a very lively and energetic primary four pupil.
She is however, cautious with her condition and very careful not to let others touch her blood if she accidentally hurts herself.
When asked if she was sad, the girl appeared brave and selfless.
She conceded that she was sad, but not because she has a virus feared and discriminated by many.
She was sad because "my mother would cry and tell me she would not have given birth to me if she knew she would pass the virus to me."
Her mother, Ellis (not her real name) didn't know that she was HIV-positive until she took a blood test for her visa application to come to Singapore.
Ellis said, "I would cry myself to sleep every night because I feel so guilty I passed it to her. And she would ask me why I was crying."
She explained that she and her husband were trying for a child for six years before they managed to conceive Vanessa through artificial insemination.
Meanwhile, Vanessa is staying positive and doesn't let her "disease" get in her way.
She said, "One day, there will be a cure for Aids, and I hope people will not be scared of people with this disease."
Lina Chan
inSing.com - 4 hrs 12 mins ago
A little girl has been diagnosed with HIV at just three years old.
According to a report in The Straits Times, Vanessa (not her real name) was diagnosed with HIV which gave her Aids when she was just three.
The cause? Through vertical transmission.
Vanessa is now ten and is a very lively and energetic primary four pupil.
She is however, cautious with her condition and very careful not to let others touch her blood if she accidentally hurts herself.
When asked if she was sad, the girl appeared brave and selfless.
She conceded that she was sad, but not because she has a virus feared and discriminated by many.
She was sad because "my mother would cry and tell me she would not have given birth to me if she knew she would pass the virus to me."
Her mother, Ellis (not her real name) didn't know that she was HIV-positive until she took a blood test for her visa application to come to Singapore.
Ellis said, "I would cry myself to sleep every night because I feel so guilty I passed it to her. And she would ask me why I was crying."
She explained that she and her husband were trying for a child for six years before they managed to conceive Vanessa through artificial insemination.
Meanwhile, Vanessa is staying positive and doesn't let her "disease" get in her way.
She said, "One day, there will be a cure for Aids, and I hope people will not be scared of people with this disease."
