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#704: Living with HIV - Stigmas, Rejections & Why HIV is No Longer a Death Sentence


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Calvin Tan was diagnosed HIV-positive at a time when the illness carried heavy stigma in Singapore. He shares the shock of his diagnosis, the rejection he faced, and the emotional toll of telling family and friends. Calvin also explains how modern treatment makes HIV a manageable condition, while stigma remains the bigger battle.

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙹 đ™šđ™„đ™žđ™šđ™€đ™™đ™š 𝙞𝙹 đ™—đ™§đ™€đ™Șđ™œđ™đ™© đ™©đ™€ đ™źđ™€đ™Ș 𝙗𝙼 đ˜Œđ™˜đ™©đ™žđ™€đ™Ł đ™›đ™€đ™§ đ˜Œđ™„đ˜żđ™Ž (đ˜Œđ™›đ˜Œ)
đ˜đ˜”â€™đ˜Ž đ˜”đ˜Ș𝘼𝘩 đ˜”đ˜° 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘼𝘱𝘭đ˜Ș𝘮𝘩 đ˜šđ˜Šđ˜”đ˜”đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 đ˜”đ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜Šđ˜„ 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘐𝘝, đ˜Żđ˜°đ˜” đ˜«đ˜¶đ˜Žđ˜” 𝘧𝘰𝘳 đ˜șđ˜°đ˜¶đ˜łđ˜Žđ˜Šđ˜­đ˜§, đ˜Łđ˜¶đ˜” 𝘧𝘰𝘳 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜±đ˜Šđ˜°đ˜±đ˜­đ˜Š đ˜șđ˜°đ˜¶ đ˜€đ˜ąđ˜łđ˜Š đ˜ąđ˜Łđ˜°đ˜¶đ˜”. đ˜‰đ˜Šđ˜€đ˜ąđ˜¶đ˜Žđ˜Š 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘾đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 đ˜șđ˜°đ˜¶đ˜ł đ˜Žđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜”đ˜¶đ˜Ž đ˜Ș𝘮 𝘱 đ˜±đ˜°đ˜žđ˜Šđ˜łđ˜§đ˜¶đ˜­ 𝘾𝘱đ˜ș đ˜”đ˜° đ˜±đ˜łđ˜°đ˜”đ˜Šđ˜€đ˜” đ˜șđ˜°đ˜¶đ˜ł đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜ąđ˜­đ˜”đ˜© đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜șđ˜°đ˜¶đ˜ł đ˜­đ˜°đ˜·đ˜Šđ˜„ 𝘰𝘯𝘩𝘮.
𝘈𝘧𝘈 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘩𝘳𝘮 đ˜Čđ˜¶đ˜Șđ˜€đ˜Ź, đ˜„đ˜Șđ˜Žđ˜€đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜Šđ˜”, đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜€đ˜°đ˜Żđ˜§đ˜Șđ˜„đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜Ș𝘱𝘭 đ˜°đ˜±đ˜”đ˜Ș𝘰𝘯𝘮 đ˜”đ˜° đ˜šđ˜Šđ˜” đ˜”đ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜Šđ˜„:
✅ 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘯đ˜șđ˜źđ˜°đ˜¶đ˜Ž đ˜›đ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 đ˜šđ˜Šđ˜łđ˜·đ˜Șđ˜€đ˜Š (𝘈𝘛𝘚) – 𝘕𝘰 𝘯𝘱𝘼𝘩𝘮, 𝘯𝘰 đ˜§đ˜¶đ˜Žđ˜Ž. đ˜‘đ˜¶đ˜Žđ˜” đ˜€đ˜­đ˜ąđ˜łđ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ș.
🚐 𝘔𝘰𝘣đ˜Ș𝘭𝘩 đ˜›đ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 đ˜šđ˜Šđ˜łđ˜·đ˜Șđ˜€đ˜Š (𝘔𝘛𝘚) – đ˜›đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜”đ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜” đ˜€đ˜°đ˜źđ˜Šđ˜Ž đ˜”đ˜° đ˜șđ˜°đ˜¶. đ˜ˆđ˜€đ˜€đ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜Žđ˜Ș𝘣𝘭𝘩 đ˜”đ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 đ˜ąđ˜” đ˜€đ˜°đ˜Żđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜Șđ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜” đ˜€đ˜°đ˜źđ˜źđ˜¶đ˜Żđ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ș đ˜­đ˜°đ˜€đ˜ąđ˜”đ˜Ș𝘰𝘯𝘮.
🧠 𝘓𝘩𝘱𝘳𝘯 𝘼𝘰𝘳𝘩 đ˜ąđ˜Łđ˜°đ˜¶đ˜” 𝘏𝘐𝘝 đ˜”đ˜łđ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜Žđ˜źđ˜Ș𝘮𝘮đ˜Ș𝘰𝘯 – đ˜œđ˜Żđ˜„đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜©đ˜°đ˜ž 𝘏𝘐𝘝 đ˜Ș𝘮 đ˜”đ˜łđ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜Žđ˜źđ˜Șđ˜”đ˜”đ˜Šđ˜„ (đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜©đ˜°đ˜ž đ˜Șđ˜” đ˜„đ˜°đ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜Żâ€™đ˜”). đ˜“đ˜Šđ˜”â€™đ˜Ž đ˜”đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜Ź đ˜ąđ˜Łđ˜°đ˜¶đ˜” 𝘏𝘐𝘝 𝘭đ˜Ș𝘬𝘩 𝘾𝘩 đ˜”đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜Ź đ˜ąđ˜Łđ˜°đ˜¶đ˜” 𝘱𝘯đ˜ș đ˜°đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜ł đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜ąđ˜­đ˜”đ˜© đ˜€đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜€đ˜Ź-đ˜¶đ˜±. 𝘕𝘰 đ˜Žđ˜©đ˜ąđ˜źđ˜Š, 𝘯𝘰 đ˜Žđ˜”đ˜Ș𝘹𝘼𝘱. đ˜‘đ˜¶đ˜Žđ˜” đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜±đ˜°đ˜Żđ˜Žđ˜Ș𝘣đ˜Ș𝘭đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ș. 


(00:00) Intro
(01:37) Understanding HIV and AIDS
(04:00) Calvin's Diagnosis and Reaction
(10:07) Anonymity and Initial Treatment
(17:16) Disclosure to Friends and Family
(30:29) Educational Efforts and Public Speaking
(37:26) Financial Struggles and Medication Costs
(40:08) Social Stigma and Personal Experiences
(49:51) Policy Impacts and Infectious Diseases Act
(54:42) Importance of HIV Testing
(59:35) Anonymous Testing Van
(01:04:15) One Shiok Thing

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