Positively Sharing

A Mother and Daughter Both Have H.I.V. The U.S. Lets in Only One.

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Susan, who is back in Honduras and living with a neighbor after being separated from her sister and mother and deported. CreditCredit

Even after more than six months, Kirad wasn’t used to sharing a bed with her mother. She was now 17, and ever since they arrived in New York after fleeing Honduras, they were stuck in the same room.

They were staying in a tiny bungalow in Far Rockaway, Queens, that belonged to Kirad’s aunt. The only common space was a kitchen just big enough to squeeze in a love seat and a small table. Every surface was covered with pots and pans, cereal boxes and bags of food. Read More

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