Dark Veil of Denial and Shame in Facing HIV Stigma
By TRACY LEE A secret deep enough can take on an entirely separate life, but for a Kenyan woman named Lillian who is infected with HIV, it is something that she has to live with and keep from everyone. Trapped in denial amidst keeping her condition quiet from her community, including her husband for some time, Lillian is powerless when it comes to the deadly disease. For Lillian, denial becomes second nature and the only way to survive in a place that will not accept a person’s HIV status, explained Jennifer Wilder, senior technical communications adviser of Pathfinder International, a non-profit U.S. family ...













