Brave Xhosa Man Breaks HIV Stigma With Powerful Story, Netizens Proud: “Thanks for Sharing”

• A brave Xhosa gentleman took to social media to share his story with his HIV status
• The gent's aim was to encourage people to live their lives the best way they can and not give in to the HIV stigma
• The online community reacted to the guy's post, with many showering him with positive messages

A Xhosa man took to his social media to reveal his HIV status. The gent shared how he first found out that he was positive.

In a Facebook post by Dingani Sulelo, he said he went to the clinic while he was fresh out of the initiation school. His friends called him, and after he told them that he was attending a clinic, they laughed with judgement, thinking that he went to the health care center to get cercisised the modern way.

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The gent decided to let his friends be. At this point, he felt like it was pointless to tell them what he was doing at the clinic because they would judge him even more. The man hated his life, but he ate his treatment and continued with the journey of healing. Now, he is pushing 13 years with HIV.

Man shares HIV journey

See the Facebook post below:

Netizens proud of the man

The online community reacted to the man's story, with many showering the person with positive messages.

@Nozibele Mayaba commented:

"We are so proud of you! Thank you for sharing your story. We are truly led. May God strengthen your path. May He open doors where He will continue to use you 🫂❤️."

@Mthembeni Tebelele said:

"Yhoooooo am so so proud of you Bro yam 🇿🇦🇿🇦❤️🇿🇦🇿🇦welldone & thanks for sharing✊🏾🤝🥂."

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@Dumza Maswana was touched:

"I wanna see more of this content on my timeline."

Man quits toxic job for his mental health

In another story, Briefly News reported about a South African man who resigned to keep his mental health in check.

The gent, who goes by the TikTok handle @boikanyo_melokwe, shared with his viewers that on 1 July 2024, he resigned from his call centre job. The man said he went through a lot because of his work. @boikanyo_melokwe revealed that he was always in and out of the doctor's office as he was consuming anxiety, antidepressants and sleeping pills.

Source: Briefly News