Once again Oprah has done it right this time. On today's show the topic was "Sex as a deadly women: 5 victims speak out" was about a man who slept with all of these women and was HIV positive and he knew it. Some of these relationships were years long, others only months. These women were all over the age of 40, mostly fresh out of a previous marriage. Felipe(infected male) can be traced back to having HIV to 1997 with countless women between now and then. Felipe was served a ceased and deceased order saying that he needs to stop having sex, or unprotected sex and that he needs to disclose his status. He was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Felipe is now serving 45 years in prison.
As I watched this show, the only words that came out of my mouth was oh my gosh. The thing that surprises me the most is how he could have been diagnosed 10+ years ago, and he doesn't show any signs of being HIV. Surely I would understand this more if he were taking his medications, but he wasn't.
DID YOU KNOW....
"Children are adversely affected by the impact that HIV and AIDS has on a country’s essential services. One of the most important services that children need is healthcare. In areas heavily affected by AIDS, hospitals are often overwhelmed by the large number of patients that they have to look after. In many cases these hospitals have lost staff to AIDS, making it even more difficult for them to cope. Providing adequate care for sick children is made all the more difficult with a health system heavily burdened by the HIV epidemic"(Berry, 2009).
Berry, S(July 28, 2009). HIV/AIDS and children. In Avert. Retrieved October 20,2009 fromhttp://www.avert.org/children.htm
Wow, that is interesting. I thought people who didn't take medicine could only live for like 3 years. I think that man deserves to go to prison though. He is a very selfish person to give HIV to all those people.
ReplyDeleteIve heard of situations similar to these where people feel as if because they have contracted HIV they must spread it to as many people as possible. The anger from contracting the disease causes them to feel they have the right to do such a horrible thing. This man surely deserves the prison sentence he was given.
ReplyDeleteFelipe lived a healthy lifestyle. He looked after himself, which kept his immune system strong. I've known people to be infected and not show signs and symptoms for 15-20 years. It all depends on the person.
ReplyDeleteI'm confused by your Did You Know. Is this lack of healthcare in the US, or some third world country? I can understand a less developed country being overwhelmed, but not the U.S.
For those women who spent and invested long periods of time in a relationship with this man, to later find out he is a killer is devastating! Hearing stories like that is so sad. Monsters really do exist; people like that deserve to be behind bars. These women probably believe there is no justice that could possibly be served to justify their pain.
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