Orphaned due to HIV/AIDS in North Bali village

The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 08/04/2005 9:05 AM | Life

Anton Muhajir, Contributor/Singaraja

Eleven-year-old Gede Edi Suantara was once a happy and healthy boy. His life turned dark and miserable when his beloved mother Kadek Widiasih died a year ago following his father who also died two years ago.

Raised by his uncle, Komang Sunetra, the orphaned boy is a depressed teenager. “”He was once a very smart boy who often got the top grade in his class. But since his mother died of HIV/AIDS, he drastically changed,”” the uncle said.

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