Journalist reports that he has HIV for 200,000 followers, overcomes prejudices and leads the country by giving lectures

Narrative of how an exam can transform a life. Francisco Garcia, better known as "Uncle Francisco", 27, is among the 866,000 people living with HIV in Brazil. The journalist from the city of Balsas, in the interior of Maranhão, discovered the serology in July of this year. Fever, skin blemishes, and sudden weight loss are symptoms that prompted the young man to perform a battery of exams. The result of the HIV-positive diagnosis was accompanied by fear and insecurity, because for him, the virus and AIDS were immediately linked to death.

"I felt some symptoms like fever, weight loss, sore throat., Men on the skin, was when I decided to do a battery of exams." in the exams, there was HIV, getting the diagnosis is not easy, because it's practically a death sentence, because what I've heard about HIV / AIDS is that it kills I had my moment of mourning and despair, but then I decided to study the subject, it was when, thanks to knowledge, I lost my fear of death, and not only that I I decided to turn my diagnosis into social action. "[19659003] Francisco made lemonade lemonade. The journalist presented a program on a television channel in Maranhão and was in the beginning as a digital influencer. He then decided to broadcast the diagnosis to more than 200,000 social network subscribers. The result was surprising and in less than a month, Francis' life literally changed course. He resigned from his post, seceded from the car and chose to travel on the roads of Brazil to give a lecture on how to defeat, prevent and prejudge HIV / AIDS.

pbaded, and I thought about it: if I can manage, with the information I've had, more knowledge for more people, I'll be able to reduce prejudices because uncrossing arms and being the change in the world that people want so much that i change, it makes a difference and it motivated me to take my car and talk to people about prevention, prejudice and how i managed to overcome all of this. "

The project says:" Uncle Francisco Pela Estrada "has crossed over 60 Brazilian cities, including schools, churches and prisons.All costs are funded by partners who decide to hire Francisco for lectures and events on HIV / AIDS.He trained in communication, five months ago, personal experience has become a new driving force to take new paths.

"A lot of people tell me that they were going to commit suicide, but thanks to my story, they had the will to continue. Other people who attended the conferences had the courage to take the exam and got a positive result, but decided to take it up. Every day, I receive information from people who say that once they have read about my story, they are trying to conquer the virus and move forward with better self-esteem and self-esteem . "On the importance of prevention, the plans for 2019 will come out of paper to start a new journey, and the final destination, which for him is a world without prejudice, is still far from reaching. the roads, the journalist stops at a small gas station to provide not only the car, but also the love that moves the engine of his heart.

"It is very important that people lose this fear of make. the exam, to live well, better and prevent. And the message I leave is this: we need more love, less judgment and more prevention. "