10 December 2010
When Valentina, an HIV-positive resident of St. Petersburg, Russia, realized she needed help, she was 34 and expecting a child. She had contracted HIV a few years earlier from her late drug-abusing husband. At the time, she was living with her new partner, her parents and her younger sister. There was drug abuse in the house. Valentina was deeply depressed, concerned about her life and her unborn child’s health. She was struggling financially as well.
