Last Friday I happened to take care of a patient who had a very similar to one of my past patient who had been raped in prison for 9 months. Just having to take care of this patient triggered the memories of the patient I called Gamma in my true nursing story in hubpages. The patient I took care of had a long story that could be disturbing and so I advice reader discretion when reading nursing stories.

I will again not mention any names to protect patient privacy as required by the law. I will use the name "Alpha" to refer to this young man, again in mid 20's who had been a victim of gang rape.

As a man it is almost unimaginable how another man can rape you. And to make the matters well understood, Alpha was not rapped because he sexually provoked men potentially attracted to other men. Read more about Alpha's story.

Since puberty, Alpha had other medical conditions that made him frequently visit various hospitals with multiple admits. He had always maintained good grades in school and was a student with big life ahead and an American dream to live.

Alpha comes from a poor neighborhood and as it goes without saying, poverty and crimes goes together. Being a teenager, Alpha was recruited by teenage gang as one of their followers for his protection, not to mention that he was not as strong as the rest of the gang members due to his long history of being ill for a long time. His gang was very protective of him and as usual, gangs frequently engage in fighting and other crimes against other gangs.

One day, another gang that wanted to have control of the area Alpha's gang came from ambushed Alpha and his gang. These two gangs were composed of two different races, of which am not going to mention. As you would expect, Alpha's gang that had peers of his age would easily loose the fight against their opponents who had older and more experienced gang members.

As the fight got concluded with some of gang members shot to death and others seriously injured, weak Alpha was captured and instead of being beaten up, the gang decided to feast on him as their reward for conquering their enemies. The feast was nothing but "a dry rape".

Alpha had no choice but to feel the physical, mental and emotional pain all the way deep in his soul. As you would expect, in a gang of over 30 people in a neighborhood where crimes are high, you would expect at least one of them to have HIV in today's world. Alpha did not only inherit HIV from his rape but also other diseases like herpes and syphilis.

Diseases like AIDS and herpes are frequently linked with malignancies such as rectal cancer that Alpha had. This happens the same ways genital herpes (HPV) in women causes cervical cancer. Aids is also linked to some malignancies like Karposis's sarcoma. Alpha's rectal cancer has now metastized to the brain making him to get as many as 20 seizures in ah hour when he is not compliant with his seizure medications. Seizures by7 themselves can be scary even to medical professionals and can sometimes be incapacitating.

But for sure, Alpha could probably have avoided being gang raped by choosing the right people to hang out with. On the other hand, it appears like a total bad luck that this happened to him. There is no telling when bad things like those could happen to you and what you life might turn out to be.

See also "Gamma's" story on hubpages

I hope you enjoyed my story. Please pass on this to your friends. You do not have authority to copy or republish this article.

GREG