![]() ![]() It’s a little worse than I’m making it sound, too, because you can suffer non-fatal injuries during an adrenaline rush, and then aggravate the wound to the point that it becomes life threatening (or life-altering.) An adrenaline rush can, potentially, persist for over an hour. Destruction of the skeletal structure, (which is to say, destroying joints), might not completely stop them, but it’s an injury they won’t be able to power through (even if they aren’t immediately aware of it.) (And, yes, that can absolutely happen.)Īs a general rule, anything that will immediately kill someone, such as decapitation or catastrophic head trauma, will stop someone through an adrenaline rush. If they had an adrenaline rush, they might not be able to tell that they’ve been hit, and will need to physically examine themselves to ensure they’re not bleeding to death without realizing it. While it may seem slightly comical, the image of someone literally checking themselves for holes after being shot at is a real practice with genuine purpose. If you don’t finish someone off, they are still a potential threat until they are clinically dead. If you’ve ever seen the, “humans are space orcs,” meme, adrenaline is a big part of that. On their own terms.The scary thing about adrenaline is that you can suffer a mortal wound and not realize it until you drop dead. Equally important, we must invest to ensure that Sanifa and all girls around the world complete their education, stay HIV-negative, and take control of their own lives. ![]() To end AIDS for good, we must make sure that Shani and all people living with HIV can access the drugs they need. She told me that Sanifa takes after her–another girl at the top of her class. When we met, Shani was with her daughter Sanifa, aged 9. No one should be dying from an AIDS-related illness in our world today. And so many others do not get to win that fight. Shani survived her battle with HIV, and now has her own business, a loving husband and three young children. But she learned that as long as she was consistent in taking her treatment, her family would be safe from infection. At first she hesitated to begin a new relationship and have children, since she was scared of infecting them with HIV. She met the man who would become her new husband and the father of her children. Alongside empowering women and girls, we must engage with men and boys, community and religious leaders, policy-makers and law enforcement officials.įortunately, Shani survived her illness, and soon after, enrolled herself on lifesaving HIV treatment and became determined to turn her life around. In countries where HIV incidence is high, we will not succeed unless we address harmful gender norms and behaviors. Making sustained progress in the fight against HIV relies on a sustained and multi-pronged effort that tackles the root causes of gender inequities, including gender-based violence. Gender-based violence not only drives HIV infection, but is also often the response to it. Women living with HIV frequently report violence, rejection and stigma, including from intimate partners and family members. Such reactions to being diagnosed with HIV are far too common. Stunned by being abandoned, Shani became severely depressed and fell sick, so much so that she had a miscarriage and nearly lost her life. ![]() But they too shunned her, believing his false accusations. Rejected by her husband, Shani tried to return home to her parents. When she confided the news to her husband, he reacted violently, accusing her of infidelity and claiming that she was the one who had brought HIV into the family. While surprised by the pregnancy, she was even more shocked to learn, upon her first prenatal visit, that she had tested positive for HIV. After three months of marriage, she found out that she was pregnant. Shani did what she could to adjust to her new life as the wife of a man she had only just met. ![]() Shani told me that one afternoon, a group of men arrived at her home and took her away. In Shani’s case, her parents chose who she would marry. Compounding their educational disadvantages, women and girls are far too often afforded little say in the decisions that shape their lives. ![]()
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