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<v ->I would strongly encourage them</v>

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and I would talk to them a little bit about

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as a person living with HIV and AIDS and it's a fact

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that because of at the time how it was going around

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and there was unsafe sex and affected how I

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had to deal with it knowing the fact that, you know,

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at least you have a person here to help you,

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to support you.

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Because when I was tested for HIV I did not have support,

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I didn't know where to go, I was lost,

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suicide crossed the mind, why am I doing this

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when I just got moved to a new location, you know,

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got a stable job, you know.

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But I would be very supportive of the fact that,

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you know, if a person wants to get tested.

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And I do have a lot of, know some people

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that I was surprised that they called me

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and they said, remember what you said to me

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about getting tested, well you know,

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I did have unsafe sex, I did get tested,

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but it was negative.

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And I said, I'm very proud of you.

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And I said, thank you for coming to me

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and letting me know about this.

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And they were very happy.