Well, this is another short movies created by netizen. It is quite meaningful short movie about a gay couple where one of them is PLHIV. I guess many of you do not know what does it means by PLHIV. It is an abbreviation for People Living With HIV. I guess further explanation about this abbreviation is not necessary as the name of it already showing its full meaning.
No doubts, the number of people infected with HIV is increasing even though the increment had been ceased in recent years. The latest statistic report had shown that in 2015, there are roughly 17 millions people infected with HIV. These numbers is those reported cases. There might still people out there that do not know about their status and it is not recorded.
The increase in the number of infection might purely due to human greed and desire. First among the greed and desire will be drugs and sex. These had been the real factors that contribute to the increment of infection.
Of course, the numbers of infected people might also due to some people out there that selfishly fulfilling their desire and left their status uncheck. These people are the most dangerous and highly infectious. They need to realize their responsibility to the community and stop the spread by knowing their own status.
In Malaysia, the number of people infected with HIV is very high too. Instead, our nation is also known as the concentrated HIV epidemic by the WHO. The first case of HIV reported in Malaysia was in 1986 and
within a duration of 20 years, the number of people infected with HIV had increased to nearly 90000 in 2016.
Being a PLHIV is dreadful. I used to think that it is something that can be accepted easily. It is quite common and sometimes we just got it. Just like a common flu. Sometimes we just got infected and we just have to deal with it. It is rather easy to say but when it comes to reality. It takes a very long and torturing path to make yourself to accept and deal with it. It is even worse to know that your partners, friends and family are leaving you behind when they know about your status. Anyhow, the worse scenario is not knowing your are infected but is the reaction of your closest people.
We think that it is torturing that we have to accept the truth that we are infected but actually the most torturing person will never be yourself. It is your family members, the one that loves and cares about you. I
used to think that i have a lovely partner but he left very soon when he know about my status. My god-sister that used to be very supportive had refuse to contact me after knowing my status as well. I guess not everyone can accept it so well unless that person really loves you like hell.
For God sake, i have someone. My elder sister who had a hard way to accept my sexuality. She has been and still very supportive about who I am. She never doubt about my sexual preference. Then, i had come up with the news that I am infected. She didnt let me know how sad she was but i know deep down she was hurt badly to know about my status. Yet, she still being very supportive and caring. She didnt left me and that is the person that really cares about me. A person who cares will never leave you and a person who love will drop tears for you. I am very grateful to have a sister who never leave me.
