25 Years of Witnessing to the Word in Thailand 143 A New Life Filled with Hope Petawan Chari The year 1998 was the worst year of my life when I found out I was HIV positive. I felt scared, shocked, and unable to think clearly. I cried and fell into depression. I even contemplated suicide because I thought this disease would never go away; death was the only outcome. Additionally, I was afraid of being ostracized by society and didn’t want to be close to anyone. At that time, I didn’t dare to leave the house for a full four months. My husband fell seriously ill, and we had two sons to take care of, one aged 4 and the other just 4 months old. The doctor advised against breastfeeding the younger son
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