"I am the future, and I have AIDS."she famously stated
an American HIV/AIDS activist.
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was brought into the world in Las Vegas in 1984 with undiscovered HIV
Loren and Patricia Broadbent adopted her
In 1987, the Broadbents learned that Hydeia was HIV positive
her introduction to the world mother deserted her at a Las Vegas emergency clinic
Hydeia regularly had blood infections, pneumonia, and fungal infections in her brain.Her supportive mother marked her up for a examination preliminary to ideally find a treatment that would work for Hydeia.
She started going to class in 7th grade and went to Odyssey Secondary School in Las Vegas from home utilizing a PC
Broadbent started her activism at age 6. She at first engaged with talking on HIV through Elizabeth Glaser, the one of pioneer behind the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Guides Establishment
she speak at many events AIDS benefit concerts, documentaries, college campus education events, and talk shows
the Oprah Winfrey Show, Nickelodeon special along with Magic Johnson Essence, and on The Maury Povich Show, Good Morning America, and at the 1996 Republican National Convention was her show
she established the "Hydeia L. Broadbent Foundation" and received a Black Achievement Award from Jet magazine.In 2002, her family published a book entitled "You Get Past The Tears",
Broadbent died in Las Vegas on February 20, 2024, at the age of 39.
Broadbent died in Las Vegas on February 20, 2024, at the age of 39.