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HIV discordance couple living works: Twice married to HIV+ spouses and still negative

Emmanuel Adipo with his wife,Hilda A koth

Would you marry someone if they told you they were living with HIV? To most people, the answer would be a “NO!” But this hasn’t been the case of Emmanuel Adipo who has been married twice and was aware of his wives’ HIV status. Lucy K Maroncha met him with his current wife, Hilda Akoth and they shared their love story.

When Emmanuel Adipo, 32 married his first wife, he was all set for the proverbial happily-ever-after marriage. His wife was living in the village in Siaya County while he was working as a mason in Nairobi. The young couple had looked forward to raising a happy family. The two had visualised how they would have children and had even planned that he would relocate his family to Nairobi so that their children would grow up under the care of both parents.

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