A Young Woman's Battle With HIV

ABSTINENCE & SAFE SEX

I think you are a brave young lady. I read your book yesterday after returning from Washington, DC back to Florida and it was interesting but i found it to be all about sex even after you contracted HIV, we must teach our children that sex and finding Mr. right is not what life is all about. We need to focus on education especially for our young population. SEX is not everything and if you are HIV it should be the last thing on your mind because of infecting someone else. Again you are a brave young lady but teach ABSTINENCE.

One Brave Women

My Dear Marvelyn,

Its funny how god bring people to you. You have came into my life that little moment for a reason. When I found out about your story, my heart melt, but I knew you was a soulja. You might dont remember me but did u remember exchanging numbers with a female at this masjidin DC? Well if you do then its me and i wanted to tell you that I regret not keeping in contact with such a beautiful person like you. I just read your story and you are a beautiful and brave women and you have been my inspiration. This shouldnt be a secret and may Allah keep you going sista. I love you and keep your head up.

Peace

Respect Yourself

You do not think that a man or women who does not have hiv or aids would knowly want to be with someone with hiv or aids. If you do then your crazy its enough of yall contracted with it. So find a mate that has your same situation your blood is no longer normal so do not try to mix abnormal blood with normal blood. It would be evil to try. No book, TV appeareance, or nothing you can say or do will make your blood normal. Your blood is deadly if you cut yourself, have sex on your period its deadly why should any normal person want to be in a relationship so personal they they may contract your deadly blood. The truth hurts but a horse is horse call it as it is Deadly Blood. Mistakes happen I prays you for telling your story but you can't expect a clean blood man to lay with. Sex is over for you. You should become a sex free women or if sex is that important to you get a man who has deadly blood but don't create babies. God Bless You. Find something positive to do with your time clean blood is more deadly to you then deadly blood the common cold can kill you keep that Linda to keep it real.

Knowingly Spreading HIV should be a crime

Shouldn't there be criminal penalties if an otherwise innocent person dies from HIV/AIDS that results from a known HIV positive carrier? People with HIV must bear the responsibility of their inconsiderate, selfish, and wantonly dangerous decisions to spread their disease to others through unprotected sex. These types of infectious people who can not control their sexual behavior should be locked up. Let's compare - a pervert attempts to rape a young female - he is likely to get 10-15 years in the slammer. The young female is likely traumatized for life. A HIV positive guy who knows he has HIV convinces a girlfriend to have unprotected sex. She later contracts HIV and after a painful bout with full-blown AIDS, she dies after exhausting her resources for treatment/medication. The HIV positive guy doesn't contract AIDS for several more years. What's wrong with this picture? Where is the justice?

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Teenagers and HIV

I think it is awesome that you are being an advocate for people with HIV. Teens and young adults need more information on the disease. They need to know that their at-risk behaviors can cause them a lot of pain. My book will come out in the early months of 2009. The book is titled, "The Age of Innocence." It is a story being told through the eyes of two teenagers. Prayerful, it will reach teens and young adults nationwide and assist them in making better choices for themselves. I will also like to create workshops for pre-teens, teens, and young adults to inform them about the disease. I wish you the best and may God continue to up-lift your spirit.

Your Story Has A Positive Impact on Me

After reading just the article in a magazine about your story, I've made a wonderful decision. I have decided to do my senior project based upon your story. I think you are very brave and I really admire that about you. I just wanted to ask for permission before doing so.

Ms. Brown

I am glad that you are overcoming your disease physically. I sincerely hope that you are not encouraging the people you meet to have sexual interactions outside of marriage, protected or not. There is a very simple cure to the HIV epidemic that many people refuse to accept or even promote. Abstain from illicit drugs, and abstain from sex until marriage. This is not an easy task when very few people choose to act responsibly. Barriers such as condoms are not prevention. At the very best, they only reduce the risk. The approach you must take is not one of blaming your old boyfriend, teachers, textbooks, media, or anything else that you can think of. You must speak for responsiblity and ownership of your actions and call others to act responsibly. I am sorry that your avoidable mistakes have led to you contracting a horrible disease, and I hope that you are soon cured. In the meantime, please call for abstinence in your quest to give hope and encouragement to those with and without the disease.

marvelyn brown

you are a great inspiration in my life and you showed me things right from wrong and i pray that god bless you in your family, and send me emails on whitedeborah84@yahoo.com thank you love you and god bless you and im also doing my book report on you at school and everybody said that its the best.

The Stories Should Be Told!

I am proud of this young woman. People need to see the real face, the normal and sometimes beautiful face of this disease. The disease will continue to hurt people, if people are only made to believe that it is a disease of one particular group of people. If people can have a full education about this disease, and challenge themselves to see that you really can't identify who may have it, then it will continue to spread.

People think that the diseases leaves taletell marks on a person, it doesn't. People still think that only drug addicts or a certain group of people have to worry about the disease, and that if they are participating in a "safe group" they don't have to worry...well we know that is a lie.

To the people saying that she will only cause more people to participate in unsafe behavior, I challenge you to think of all the people that she will save. There are a lot of misinformed people out there. People are having sex, and if we don't give them the information, or answer their questions, this disease will continue to spread.

I had a professor that always said, "The dumbest question is the one never asked!" This is the same with this disease. If you don't know all the information, or if you have questions, though they may seem dumb, ask them...That question may save your life.

As for her dating, there are lots of men who would jump at the chance to date this beautiful woman. There is enough information out there for a man to know how to protect himself, and it seems like she would be a partner in protecting him. A relationship is never just about the sex, it is about the intimacy and the connection. Sex is important, but it isn't all consuming, or should it be the sole focus of having a relationship.

Good luck with your life beautiful, may you thrive and live life to the fullest! Thanks for putting another tool out there to help educate the masses...We do need to hear our stories, particularly in the black community. I am so tired of that elephant sitting in the middle of the room, and everyone is walking around acting like it isn't there!