HOW A FALSE HIV-POSITIVE TEST CHANGED MY LIFE FOR HOURS, BY DR.MOKAYA ONSASE
HOW A FALSE HIV-POSITIVE TEST CHANGED MY LIFE FOR HOURS. Beneath the sky of twirling stars, on the night of the 3rd of October 2020, I saw a dream of fading scars, my eyes were open and gazing afar as I continued my normal routine at the neurosurgery critical care unit at kenyatta national hospital where I worked. The events of that night changed my life for hours, I spiraled from a well-adjusted, vibrant and jovial medical doctor into someone who was ready to take his own life over a disease he didn’t have. This is not meant to demean or make those suffering from HIV/AIDS less of humans, indeed the people living with HIV/AIDS rank among the strongest people I have come across. I was totally dazed and speechless. My experience of testing HIV positive when I actually never imagined to have the disease broke me down to tears ladies and gentlemen. On the night of that Saturday at the heart of the cold night in my doctor's room, I opted to just do a random Oral HIV test, needless to s...