Phindile Molotsane, 33, Vosloorus, extension 28
Having a mother, father, and sister who were all HIV-positive taught Phindile Molotsane about the importance of support from your family and community. Because of this, she is a dedicated activist who loves to inspire people with information about living on ARV's. “This is not the end of the world. Take your medication and you will be healthy. Take your medication, practice healthy lifestyles and if you have the time…gym, gym gym. Everything will be ok.” Phindile tested HIV positive in 2009 when she was pregnant with her second daughter who is now eleven years old. She started ARVs immediately. A couple of years ago she changed to dolutegravir.
She says that she is living very well on ARVs. She is managing to maintain her health and her diet. She has not had any side effects on any of her medications. Both of her children are HIV-negative. She breastfed her second daughter for six months, at which time the child was also on medication.
Her kids are very supportive of her and will remind her to take her ARVs every morning at 9 am. She is open with them about her status and talks with them about HIV regularly. Both of her parents are also living with HIV and her mother, Rose, has been healthy on ARVs for 25 years.
Phindile says that she feels sad for people that are not ready to talk about their status or tell their family. She says that for her it has given her a sense of purpose and a community (with TAC).
In life Phindile loves to be an activist, she loves to talk and inspire people.
Phindile uses the ModernART app and finds it very useful to remind her when to go to the clinic and to take her ARVs.
Having a mother, father, and sister who were all HIV-positive taught Phindile Molotsane about the importance of support from your family and community. Because of this, she is a dedicated activist who loves to inspire people with information about living on ARV's. i
Phindile Molotsane, 33, Vosloorus, extension 28
Phindile tested HIV positive in 2009 when she was pregnant with her second daughter who is now eleven years old. She started ARVs immediately. A couple of years ago she changed to dolutegravir.
She says that she is living very well on ARVs. She is managing to maintain her health and her diet. She has not had any side effects on any of her medications. Both of her children are HIV-negative. She breastfed her second daughter for six months, at which time the child was also on medication.
“This is not the end of the world. Take your ARVs and you will be healthy. Take your medication, practice healthy lifestyles and if you have the time…gym, gym gym. Everything will be ok.”
Her kids are very supportive of her and will remind her to take her ARVs every morning at 9 am. She is open with them about her status and talks with them about HIV regularly. Both of her parents are also living with HIV and her mother, Rose, has been healthy on ARVs for 25 years.
Phindile says that she feels sad for people that are not ready to talk about their status or tell their family. She says that for her it has given her a sense of purpose and a community (with TAC).
“The first thing to do is to say I am happy with my status. Don’t put the blame on yourself. First you need to heal yourself and after everything will be fine.”
In life Phindile loves to be an activist, she loves to talk and inspire people.
Phindile uses the ModernART app and finds it very useful to remind her when to go to the clinic and to take her ARVs.
“Finding out I have HIV wasn’t scary. I just had the feeling of WHY ME? but it didn’t last. My mother is also living with HIV as was my father, and I got full support from them.”
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