My name is Shittu, I am a Military Officer Serving in the Nigerian Army. Back then in 2013, I was among the shortlisted Officers that are to go for peace Keeping Mission Outside the shores of this Country. In Order To complete the selection/appointment Process, we were told to do some medical tests such as HIV, HEPATITIS and other series of test at a federal hospital/ Military Hospital.

Few hours After Our Blood Samples has been collected , we all receive our test results but the Doctor Invited me into his office due to the fact that he knew me somehow and wanted to have a one on one chat with me , I was scared and so anxious to know what the issue is , I asked him immediately that am I positive for HIV, He said NO, I became calm a bit but still a little bit restless , Not Until he told me that I was reactive to HEPATITIS B and Liver Issues, Meaning Hepatitis B was found in my blood also with some other liver issues.

I became very Sad that i had to think of Ending it all Because my Selection for the Peace keeping mission will not be confirmed and I Might even loose my job at that very Moment

Later on getting back to the Barracks, I discovered my name and some other officers names Has already been removed from the shortlisted Mission List because the hospital had forwarded the test results to them which shows am positive to Hepatitis and Other Liver issues.

I was advised to go for treatment. At this point I was convinced and worried and had sleepless night, thinking how and when I contacted the disease, because I am the kind of person who is always very Cautious of my Health and never had unprotected sex with any lady Because i have made up my mind until i get married before having it raw.

After so many Thoughts and Bad Moods , Later I realized knowing how I contacted it was not as important as getting solution to it So that i don’t get disqualified again in the future.

I never knew nothing about HEPATITIS, It was totally new to me, so i just ignored

Little did I know that a slight contact with the disease could change my life permanently?

After 5 months, I started feeling pains around the upper area of my stomach not consistently though but I felt it was just a slight ache from work. In my place of work I had reasons to always to be on the move for long hours so I assumed it was just a random pain. But that was the biggest mistake i made in my life , I regretted not going for immediate medical checkup.