HIV/AIDs has been on the rise in recent times. It is one of the diseases that has affected many people.
To offer support for a newly diagnosed friend, it is important you follow these tips to help them move on with life.
1. Be a listening friend
Listen to what they have to say and assure them that the disease is manageable. Bring to their attention that taking a balanced diet will help them stay healthy as well and taking the ARVs will give them strength and keep them fit and healthy.
2. Encourage them to seek treatment
Patients who have been diagnosed with HIV find it difficult to start taking the drugs. Support and help them to seek the treatment as soon as possible. Help them to access a health centre and be directed on how to acquire the drugs.
3. Help them join HIV patients associations
Different associations have been formed to support the HIV patients with moral, economic, spiritual and financial support to keep them going. Make an effort to learn about them and introduce the patients to these associations. This will help them boost their esteem and view the situation from a positive point of view.
For online group and discussion, recommend them to visit POZ Community Forums. They will get any discussion involving them and words of wisdom and inspiration.