published on in Live Story

Is Hydeia Broadbent Married? Husband, Daughter

Is Hydeia Broadbent Married?

Hydeia Broadbent was born with HIV and abandoned at a Las Vegas hospital in 1984 by her mother. She was diagnosed with AIDS by the age of 3. According to the doctors, she was not expected to live past age 5. That’s why she grew up and had a real wedding before she died.

But Hydeia grew up and lived til the age of 39. She became one of the most recognizable HIV/AIDS activists in the world by the age of 29. She also appeared on a Nickelodeon special featuring pro basketball player Magic Johnson and many children living with HIV/AIDS.

At the age of 7, Hyedia told Magic her wish for people with AIDS. She said,

“I want people to know that we’re just normal people.”

Hydia Broadbent completed her bachelor’s degree in communications at the College of Southern Nevada maintaining healthy romantic relationships.

Is Hydeia Broadbent Married? Husband, Daughter

It was predicted that Hydeia Broadbent would live till the age of 5 because of being diagnosed with HIV and AIDS. Therefore, she wanted to marry before dying and she was married to one of her best friends Tyler Small at the age of 9. Her husband Tyler Small also had AIDS.

Hyedia Broadbent’s adoptive family and supporters held a Friends for Life ceremony for Hyedia and her friend Tyler Small. The ceremony was held with a white bridal gown.

Hydeia Broadbent didn’t have any children of her own. She never gave birth to any child in her life.

Hydeia Broadbent was part of America’s first generation of children born HIV-positive in the late 1980s. She passed away at the age of 39 on 20 February 2024. Her father Loren Broadbent announced her death on Facebook on Wednesday morning but didn’t give a cause of death.

READ ALSO:  Hydeia Broadbent Parents, Father, Mother, Adoptive Parents, Brother

ncG1vNJzZmikkamytMDIp5mopJyuxLC7w2eaqKVfnsButNidnKKZXZe%2FsK3Dm5ynrF2irrO%2ByJ6baA%3D%3D