Tragedy: Family’s Heartbreaking Battle Against Ostracism and Contamination Steals the Spotlight
Nailsea, a town near Bristol in the United Kingdom, became the center of a heartbreaking story that unfolded in the early 1980s. Denise Turton, a mother trying to navigate her young son’s HIV diagnosis, found herself isolated and shunned by her community. The fear and stigma surrounding HIV at the time led to cruel treatment towards Denise and her son Lee, who was just a child battling a deadly infection. As the news of Lee’s …