A True Story Of A Woman With HIV
Read a touching article in the latest issue of Her World. It is about this woman who contracted HIV from her husband.
This woman, known as Sheila, married her husband who is 30years her senior. The husband is not a Singaporean and work abroad most of the time. When he finally decided to apply for Singapore PR, he underwent medical checkup and realize he has HIV. Sheila tested postive to the disease too. Under Singapore law, the husband has to leave Singapore immediately, leaving Sheila with 3 young kids aged 2 - 8 years old.
I cried as i was reading the article. I felt so sad when i read the part on her not waking the children in the morning, cos she has no money to buy them breakfast and rather they sleep through the hunger. Another part wrote about how close her children is to her, especially the second child. When she is sick, the child will put her finger under Sheila's nose occasionally just to make sure she is alive...
"I have asked God for a little bit more time - juz five years more - so the youngest one will be older and able to take care of herself ... without her mummy ..."; "Everyday when i wake up, i thank God for giving me one more day to see the faces of my children because i dun know if it will be the last time i can do that." I can totally understand Sheila from a mother's point of view. It is so heartbreaking.
I pray that God will be with her and her children through these difficult times.
* Sheila has been fired from her job a few days after the interview was done for looking too sick to do her job well. Her employer doesn't know that she has HIV.
P/s: I managed to get the contact of this lady and am helping to collect contributions to aid her and her children. If you will like to help her, pls contact me asap as she needs to get school books for her children soon.
This woman, known as Sheila, married her husband who is 30years her senior. The husband is not a Singaporean and work abroad most of the time. When he finally decided to apply for Singapore PR, he underwent medical checkup and realize he has HIV. Sheila tested postive to the disease too. Under Singapore law, the husband has to leave Singapore immediately, leaving Sheila with 3 young kids aged 2 - 8 years old.
I cried as i was reading the article. I felt so sad when i read the part on her not waking the children in the morning, cos she has no money to buy them breakfast and rather they sleep through the hunger. Another part wrote about how close her children is to her, especially the second child. When she is sick, the child will put her finger under Sheila's nose occasionally just to make sure she is alive...
"I have asked God for a little bit more time - juz five years more - so the youngest one will be older and able to take care of herself ... without her mummy ..."; "Everyday when i wake up, i thank God for giving me one more day to see the faces of my children because i dun know if it will be the last time i can do that." I can totally understand Sheila from a mother's point of view. It is so heartbreaking.
I pray that God will be with her and her children through these difficult times.
* Sheila has been fired from her job a few days after the interview was done for looking too sick to do her job well. Her employer doesn't know that she has HIV.
P/s: I managed to get the contact of this lady and am helping to collect contributions to aid her and her children. If you will like to help her, pls contact me asap as she needs to get school books for her children soon.
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