Around the country, people are wearing a red ribbon to mark World AIDS Day.
Amongst those is 26-year-old Kyle Cook whose outlook on life took a turn for the worst after he received a “bombshell” diagnosis. The waiter, who is originally from Bootle, was told he had HIV when he was 20 years old. Six years on and Kyle takes one tablet a day to treat the virus.
The hospitality worker, who grew up in Thornton, told the ECHO : “My diagnosis is a really good lesson in getting tested because I never used to because I was always safe. I hadn’t used a condom just once. It was pure luck that I just happened to go with my friend because who knows how long I would have gone without knowing about it. So it is really important to get tested regularly."
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