Love, Loss & Life: Real Stories from the AIDS Pandemic: Winnie Sseruma
03/18/23 • 10 min
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As a young woman, Winnie only gradually became aware of the word Slim, as AIDS was called in Africa, which was devastating communities in Uganda in the 1980s. When she was diagnosed HIV positive, she believed she was under a death sentence until she came to the UK and found both support and effective treatment. Her mission ever since has been to convince others that HIV need not be a barrier to living a full and fulfilling life.
This podcast series features stories taken from our first book, a collection of essays, reflections, and testimonies also entitled ‘Love, Loss & Life’ which you can buy here.
An audiobook is also available here.
Visit the National HIV Story Trust website
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As a young woman, Winnie only gradually became aware of the word Slim, as AIDS was called in Africa, which was devastating communities in Uganda in the 1980s. When she was diagnosed HIV positive, she believed she was under a death sentence until she came to the UK and found both support and effective treatment. Her mission ever since has been to convince others that HIV need not be a barrier to living a full and fulfilling life.
This podcast series features stories taken from our first book, a collection of essays, reflections, and testimonies also entitled ‘Love, Loss & Life’ which you can buy here.
An audiobook is also available here.
Visit the National HIV Story Trust website
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This podcast series features stories taken from our first book, a collection of essays, reflections, and testimonies also entitled ‘Love, Loss & Life’ which you can buy here.
An audiobook is also available here.
Visit the National HIV Story Trust website
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This podcast series features stories taken from our first book, a collection of essays, reflections, and testimonies also entitled ‘Love, Loss & Life’ which you can buy here.
An audiobook is also available here.
Visit the National HIV Story Trust website
Love, Loss & Life: Real Stories From The AIDS Pandemic - Love, Loss & Life: Real Stories from the AIDS Pandemic: Winnie Sseruma
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Love, Loss and Life. Real stories from the AIDS pandemic. This is Winnie Sseruma's story read by Elexi Walker with an introduction by Anita Dobson.
Anita DobsonWinnie Sseruma was born in the UK of Ugandan parents, both teachers who returned to Uganda and brought her up there. In 1981, she won a scholarship to go to the United States to study sociology at University in Kansas. After being diagnosed with H
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