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A woman has revealed how she forgave her "stressed" sailor husband, when his wondering eye lead to them both contracting HIV.Devoted Veritee Reed-Hall, 63, was given the virus after husband Barry, 65, had unprotected sex with another woman while he served in the Merchant Navy.
Veritee, an ex-campaigner for HIV awareness initially had no idea that he'd even been unfaithful, let alone the fact that her own health was at risk.
Four years later when he fell ill the couple from Cornwall had tests which revealed they both had the STD , forcing him to confess his betrayal. But Veritee forgave him after he convinced her it was just a one-off incident while he was away on deployment in Brazil, around 15 years ago.
She said: "My husband had a brief affair when he was working away eight months a year. "These things happen - I know loads of people who were married and not together after they had affairs or split up - but we are still together.
"It was just once. But sadly he was away from home and stressed and a lot of other things were going on. "I always thought it could be on the cards and I was actually surprised it didn't happen earlier. But these things happen - and that was how we got it. "He did not tell me as he did not want to lose me, so I didn't know he was infected.
"People think what an awful man he must be - they say 'you are a victim and a silly woman who trusts someone.' "No, I am not. I am the complete opposite from a silly woman who does not know reality. But that is my story. It can happen to anybody.
"People forget that everyone has sex - lots of men and woman have affairs in marriage - it is a fact in life - this happens all the time. "But this all diverts from the real issue - we all have sex, we all take risks and a lot of people are still not taking precautions."
Veritee was a youth worker for 30 years and worked on campaigns in the late 1980s and early 1990s to raise awareness of HIV and Aids. Now retired, she also worked as a lecturer at Cornwall College.
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Four years later when he fell ill the couple from Cornwall had tests which revealed they both had the STD , forcing him to confess his betrayal. But Veritee forgave him after he convinced her it was just a one-off incident while he was away on deployment in Brazil, around 15 years ago.
She said: "My husband had a brief affair when he was working away eight months a year. "These things happen - I know loads of people who were married and not together after they had affairs or split up - but we are still together.
"It was just once. But sadly he was away from home and stressed and a lot of other things were going on. "I always thought it could be on the cards and I was actually surprised it didn't happen earlier. But these things happen - and that was how we got it. "He did not tell me as he did not want to lose me, so I didn't know he was infected.
"People think what an awful man he must be - they say 'you are a victim and a silly woman who trusts someone.' "No, I am not. I am the complete opposite from a silly woman who does not know reality. But that is my story. It can happen to anybody.
"People forget that everyone has sex - lots of men and woman have affairs in marriage - it is a fact in life - this happens all the time. "But this all diverts from the real issue - we all have sex, we all take risks and a lot of people are still not taking precautions."
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