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Reveal |
| Name: |
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Daniel Garza |
| Date Posted: |
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Apr 10, 08 - 4:05 AM |
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danielggarza@hotmail.com |
| Website: |
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http://www.myspace.com/lilmesican |
| Message: |
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The setting, hospital room, IV lines, machines beeping. My parents sitting on one side my sister on the other. The door opens and the doctor walks in.
"We have your results." Doctor looks at the family, international sign for please leave the room. In a low whisper I ask them to stay. They have been with me this far.
"You have AIDS, any questions?", comes the reveal. I have been in this hospital room for one week now. "When can I go home?"
My Mom didn't quite understand what was going on, my Dad walked out of the room. My sister did what she could to translate for my Mom. The doctor looked at me like I didn't understand.
I knew, I knew way before he came back with the news. I knew 10 years ago when that first test was done. When I didn't go back for my second results. When, like many, I thought what I didn't know would not hurt me. I was wrong.
This time I wasn't strong enough to run. My legs couldn't get me out of bed. This time there was no where to run. You can only hide the truth for so long.
As you can see after so many years of hiding it and finally facing my demons with my family by my side, telling someone else would be easy. Wrong, it never gets easy.
With every revelation you share an intimate part of you. You expose a bit of you heart, you soul. You set yourself up for rejection, let down. But the other side of the coin is so promising.
I don't let the fear of not making a new friend keep me from sharing, when needed. It is still a kept in a vault and only brought out, when needed. |
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