REMEMBERING A HERO----ZEWDU GETACHEW -------------------------------------------------------------------- He was the first hiv victim to publicise himself in order to encourage the victims take heart and the society confront its prejudice.Zewdu, who lost his wife and a son in a week time in succession in the 80s, did not allow desperation confined him at home.Not only he came out public on medias he became instrumental in the establishment of the first counselling national institute for the victims. He lived his life fully and actively until his last breath in the month of December 2004 after almost a two decades incessant service to fellow sufferers the.Now in ethiopia stigmatization have greatly been reduced to negligible proportion thanks to heroes like him to rise to occasion to face the crimes creatively. At one time when he was a vice president of GOH ETHIOPIA two shaken young ladies came to office for the obvious reason.They were sisters.one of them just discovered that she carried hiv recently.she needed help in how to help herself going normally while taking care of her predicament. He was trying to help with beamed smile to which the the girl in question reacted doubtfully.would this guy honestly be my fellow sufferer or a jolly good guy here to exploit the crisis to his advantage? Where is the sign of desperation? He is just a flamboyant famous boy like that of pop stars.zewdu sensed it.He knew they doubted him.He had to break this unbelief.They were talking outside of the office under a shade of a tree.Zewdu looked to a small splinter of wood on the ground.As soon as he picked it he cut the ladys right hand arm above her wrist.she bled in small drip let. Yo her shock and horror he applied his lip to it sacking it.They bonded.She was more than convinced.He died 10 years in the month of December and buried in graveyard of St mikeal church in the vicinity of bole ruwanda.THAT GIRL MIGHT BE LIVING STILL THANK TO THE HERO WHO CHARM ED HER SPRITE TO LIVE.His 10th year of death should be a cause to celebrate bravery before national crises.REST IN PEACE MY BRO. (If you have his pics please post it on my time line.Tnx.)
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 10:28:58 +0000
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