Ndiri Kuda Kugovera Chokwadi Pamusoro Pokurarama neAIDS

Zvemukati

• Kumwa kuti utsungirire hutano hwake
• Kugamuchira kuongororwa kweAIDS uchirwisa kupindwa muropa
• Kutsigira ruzivo nezveHIV neAIDS
• Kuwana wakadzikama uye wakatarisana negomarara

Kunyange kurapwa kweHIV neAIDS kwauya kure, Daniel Garza anogoverana rwendo rwake uye chokwadi chekurarama nechirwere.

Hutano uye hutano zvinobata mumwe nemumwe wedu zvakasiyana. Iyi inyaya yemunhu mumwe.

Kubva panguva iyo Daniel Garza aive nemakore mashanu, akaziva kuti aifarira vakomana. Asi kuuya kubva kuMexico Katurike kumashure, kutarisana nekuzadzikiswa kwakatora makore.

Paaive nemakore matatu, mhuri yaGarza yakasiya Mexico kutamira kuDallas, Texas.

"Sechizvarwa chekutanga cheAmerica uye mwanakomana mumwechete weMexico, Katurike, mhuri inochengetedza, kumanikidzwa kwakawanda uye zvinotarisirwa zvinouya pamwe neizvozvo," Garza anoudza Healthline.

Apo Garza aive nemakore gumi nemasere, aive kunze kwemhuri yake, iyo yakamutarisana naye paKutenda kupera kwevhiki muna 1988.

"Havana kufara nemabudiro azvakaita. Zvakatora makore mazhinji ekurapwa kuti utsungirire maitiro avo. Baba vangu vaive vepfungwa yekuti raingova danho uye kuti yaive mhosva yavo, asi kuti ini ndaigona kuchinjwa, "Garza anoyeuka.

Amai vake vainyanya kuodzwa moyo kuti Garza haana kuvimba naye zvakakwana kumuudza.

"Amai vangu neni taive takabatana zvakanyanya pandakanga ndiri mudiki, uye ivo vaiuya kwandiri kakawanda vachibvunza kana paive nechimwe chinhu chaiitika kana kana paine chimwe chinhu chandaida kuvaudza. Ndaigara ndichiti ‘kwete.’ Pandakabudiswa kunze, ainyanya kugumbuka kuti handina kukurumidza kumuudza, ”anodaro Garza.

Kumwa kuti utsungirire hutano hwake

Asati avhurika nezve kuve ngochani, Garza akatanga kurwa nedoro pazera ramakore gumi neshanu.

“Pane pasuru yakazara inouya nekunwira ini. Changa chiri chidiki chekuzvimanikidza kufanana nevezera rako uye kuda kukwana pamwe nevamwe vana, pamwe nekuda kunzwa kugadzikana nezvebonde rangu, ”anodaro.

Paaive nemakore gumi nemanomwe, akawana bhawa rebonde iro rakamutendera kuti apinde.

“Ndinogona kunge ndiri mukomana ngochani uye ndinokwana. Ndainzwa kuda kubatana nevamwe vakomana. Pandaive mudiki, ndaive ndisiri padhuze nababa vangu uye amai vangu vaive vashoma vehelicopter amai. Ndinofunga aiziva kuti ndakanga ndakasiyana neimwe nzira uye saka kuti andidzivirire haana kunditendera kutandara kana kuita zvakawanda nevamwe vakomana, "Garza anodaro. “Kuenda kubhawa regay nekunwa ndipo pandakanga ndisingafanire kuve mwanakomana akakwana kana mukoma akatwasuka. Ini ndinogona kungoenda, ndopunyuka zvese, uye ndisave nehanya nezve chero chinhu. ”

Nepo achiti aitsvaga hushamwari nevarume, mitsara yaiwanzo svinudzwa nebonde uye hushamwari.

Kugamuchira kuongororwa kweAIDS uchirwisa kupindwa muropa

Achitarisa kumashure, Garza anotenda kuti akabata HIV kubva pahukama husina kujairika mumakore ake ekutanga makumi maviri. Asi panguva iyoyo, aisaziva kuti airwara. Aive, zvakadaro, achitanga kurwira kwake kupindwa muropa nezvinodhakwa.

“Zvino ini ndaive nemakore makumi maviri nemana, uye ndakanga ndisingazive maitiro ehukama. Ini ndaida mhando yehukama hwaive naamai nababa vangu uye nehanzvadzi dzangu nevarume vavo, asi ini ndaisaziva nzira yekuchinjisa icho kuita hukama hweungochani, "Garza anodaro. “Saka, kweanenge makore mashanu, ndainwa nekushandisa zvinodhaka ndikawana dzinza rangu revamwe vaiita zvakafanana. Ndakazara nehasha. ”

Muna 1998, Garza akatamira kuHouston kunogara nevabereki vake. Asi akaramba achinwa nekushandisa zvinodhaka apo aishanda kuresitorendi kuti awane mari.

“Ndakaonda chaiko. Ndakatadza kudya, kuita dikita husiku, manyoka, uye kurutsa. Rimwe zuva, mumwe wevangu vaigara achishanyira akaudza mukuru wangu kuti handina kutaridzika zvakanaka. Sabhuku wangu akandiudza kuti ndiende kumba ndinozvichengeta, ”anodaro Garza.

Ipo Garza achipomera nyika yake mukunwa, zvinodhaka, uye kupati, anoti aiziva zvakadzika pasi zviratidzo zvake zvine chekuita neAIDS. Nguva pfupi apedza kuenda kumba achibva kubasa, akazopedzisira ave muchipatara aine 108 masero eT uye achirema mapaundi 108. Akagashira hutachiona hweAIDS munaGunyana 2000 aine makore makumi matatu ekuberekwa.

Paaiva muchipatara kwemavhiki matatu, akange asina mukana wekushandisa zvinodhaka kana doro. Nekudaro, mushure mekusunungurwa, akadzokera kuHouston kunogara ega ndokudzokera mukunwa uye zvinodhaka.

"Ndakasangana nemubhawa uye ndizvo zvazviri," Garza anodaro.

Yakanga isiri kusvika 2007 kuti Garza akapinda mazuva makumi mapfumbamwe ematare akarairwa rehab. Anga akachena kubva ipapo.

“Vakandiputsa uye vakandibatsira kuisa zvese pamwe chete. Ndapedza makore gumi apfuura ndichizadza zvidimbu zvakare, "anodaro Garza.

Kutsigira ruzivo nezveHIV neAIDS

Nezvose zvaakawana ruzivo uye ruzivo, Garza anopa nguva yake kubatsira vamwe.

Ndinotenda isu tese takakunda zvinhu zvakaoma muhupenyu hwedu, uye isu
vese vanogona kudzidza kubva kune mumwe nemumwe.

Kutsigira kwake kwakatanga nekuonekwa kwake kweHIV. Akatanga kuzvipira kupa makondomu kusangano reTexas raaivimba naro kuti atsigirwe nerubatsiro. Zvino, muna 2001, iyo agency yakamukumbira kuti aende kumusangano wehutano kukoreji yenzvimbo yemunharaunda kuti ataure nevadzidzi.

“Aka kaive kekutanga kuzvizivisa kuti ndineHIV. Ndipo pandakatangawo kuzvidzidzisa ini nemhuri yangu, nevamwewo, nezveAIDS nekuti takapa mapepa pamusoro pechirwere icho chandaizoverenga nekudzidza kwachiri, ”anotsanangura kudaro Garza.

Kwemakore, akashanda kumasangano ekumaodzanyemba kweTexas akadai seThe Valley AIDS Council, Thomas Street Clinic muHouston, iyo Houston Ryan White Planning Council, Child Protective Services yeHouston, uye Radiant Health Centres.

Akadzokera zvakare kukoreji kuzove murapi uye doro chipangamazano. Iye mumiriri wekusvikira uye mutauri weveruzhinji weYunivhesiti yeCalifornia, Irvine, uye Shanti Orange County. Dai izvo zvaive zvisina kukwana, ndiye sachigaro weLaguna Beach HIV Advisory Committee, sangano rinopa zano kanzuru yeguta rake nezveHIV- neAIDS zvine chekuita nemabatiro uye mabasa.

Nekugovana nyaya yake, Garza anotarisira kwete chete kudzidzisa vechidiki
nezve bonde rakachengeteka uye HIV neAIDS, asiwo kubvisa pfungwa yekuti AIDS
nyore kubata uye kurapa.

"Avo vasiri chikamu chevanhu veHIV vanowanzofunga kuti vanhu vane HIV vari kurarama nguva yese iyi saka hazvigone kuve zvakaipa kana kuti zviri pasi pesimba kana mishonga nhasi iri kushanda," anodaro Garza.

“Kana ndichitaura nyaya yangu, handisi kutsvaga tsitsi, ndiri kuwana pfungwa yekuti HIV yakaoma kugara nayo. Asi zvakare, ndiri kuratidza kuti kunyangwe ndine AIDS, handisi kuzorega nyika ichienda neni. Ndine nzvimbo mairi, uye ndiko kuenda kuzvikoro kuyedza kununura vana. ”

Asi panguva yehurukuro dzake, Garza haasi dambudziko rese nerima. Iye anoshandisa charisma uye kuseka kubatana nevateereri vake. "Kuseka kunoita kuti zvinhu zvive nyore kugaya," anodaro Garza.

Iye zvakare anoshandisa maitiro ake kukurudzira vanhu veese mazera uye mashure neayo yake Put It Together podcast. Munguva yechiitiko chekutyaira muna2012, Garza akataura nezve bonde, zvinodhaka, uye HIV. Kubva ipapo, akawedzera huwandu hwayo kuti ubatanidze vashanyi vane dzakasiyana siyana mamiriro.

"Ndinoda kugovera nyaya pamusoro pevanhu vanoisa hupenyu hwavo shure," Garza anodaro. "Ndinotenda isu tese takakunda zvinhu zvakaoma muhupenyu hwedu, uye tese tinokwanisa kudzidza kubva kune mumwe nemumwe."

Kuwana wakadzikama uye wakatarisana negomarara

Munguva yekudzikama, akatarisana nechimwe chipingamupinyi: kuongororwa kwecancer anal. Garza akawana izvi kuongororwa mugore ra2015 aine makore makumi mana nemana uye akaita mwedzi yekemotherapy uye nemwaranzi.

Muna 2016, aifanirwa kugadzirirwa bhegi re colostomy, raakatumidza kuti Tommy.

Mukomana wake wemakore akati wandei, Christian, aive parutivi pake kuburikidza nekenza yake kuongororwa, kurapwa, uye kuvhiyiwa kwehombodo yecolostomy. Akabatsirawo Garza kunyora rwendo rwake pane vhidhiyo vhidhiyo yeYouTube inonzi "Bhegi Inonzi Tommy."

Mavhidhiyo angu anopa ratidziro yekurarama nezvose zvandinazvo.

Garza anga ari mukuregererwa kubva kugomarara kubva muna Chikunguru 2017. Zviratidzo zvake zveAIDS zviri kudzorwa kunyangwe achiti mhedzisiro inokonzerwa nemushonga, senge yakakwira BP uye cholesterol, inochinja. Iye zvakare ane moyo kugunun'una, aneta kazhinji, uye anotarisana neArthritis.

Kushungurudzika uye kushushikana kwave kuri kurwa kwemakore, uye mamwe mazuva ari nani pane mamwe.

"Ndakanga ndisingazive kuti kune PTSD ine chekuita nezvehutano. Nekuda kweizvo zvese muviri wangu zvave kuburikidza nehupenyu hwangu hwese, ndinogara ndakangwarira kuti pane zviri kuitika nemuviri wangu kana, pamhiri pakatarisana, ndinogona kuramba kuti pane zviri kuitika nemuviri wangu, "Garza anodaro.

… Kunyangwe ndine AIDS, handisi kuzorega nyika ichipfuura
ini.

Garza panguva yaanogona kutora nhanho kumashure uye anonzwisisa zvese zvaainzwa uye kufunga.

“Ndinoziva kuti nei ndichiora mwoyo kana kutsamwa dzimwe nguva. Muviri wangu nepfungwa nemweya zvakave kuburikidza nezvakawanda, ”anodaro Garza. "Ndarasikirwa nezvakawanda uye ndakawana zvakawanda kuti ndikwanise kuzvitarisa pazvese izvozvi."

Yakataurwa naDaniel Garza kuna Cathy Cassata

Cathy Cassata munyori akazvimiririra uyo anonyanya kugadzirisa nyaya dzakakomberedza hutano, hutano hwepfungwa, uye hunhu hwevanhu. Ane hunyanzvi hwekunyora nemanzwiro uye nekubatana nevaverengi nenzira inonzwisisika uye inobata. Verenga zvimwe zvebasa rake pano.