Living

I could not choose the time and place I became HIV positive. But I did decide when and why I would begin my treatment. I believe my ongoing participation in...

I'm thankful for my HIV doc, Dr. Greg as I call him in writing. In person? It's more like: "Hey! How ya been?" At my most recent appointment I greeted...

Our various personal beliefs, in this case about safety issues, affect our mental health. These beliefs are relative to ourselves and to other people or groups. All these beliefs can...

With my new role in management, I want to ensure that I am properly leading my team to success. I have held a management position in the past within retail...

Whether you spend the holidays with loved ones or by yourself, make sure to enjoy the time. Last year, I chose to spend the holidays alone. On Thanksgiving, I cooked...

Exhaustion. Lack of motivation. Blah! It is only noon, yet I feel like today has gone on forever. There is so much that needs to be done around my house...

My first opportunistic infection was Kaposi Sarcoma. It was a viral cancer that created dark purple lesions across my body. In the plague years, it was also one of the...

I would like to share with you all a question I was asked a few days ago. I went to brunch with a few friends of mine, and we got...

"You're a miracle- you know that, right?!" Someone said that to me once. They had just heard me talk about 20 years of living with HIV at a conference. I...

One drink, 2 drinks. A whiskey drink or an Amaretto drink. As I look back over the last year and a realization hits me. I have only consumed alcohol on...

Did you know that in 1988 that the World Health Organization (WHO) was the one who created World AIDS Day? So that everyone can raise awareness in solidarity around the...

Vacation fun or shall we say vacation stress. I have always been a homebody. When I was diagnosed with HIV, I became even more of a homebody in all honesty...

Turning 30 years of age is a major milestone in someone's life and it will be my 30th birthday in just a few weeks. The last few days, I have...

Food. Love it or hate it, we must have it. My relationship with food has almost always been a complicated one. When I was growing up, my mother struggled to...

We develop a deep, close bond with the people we love. I am a person who loves hard - close friendships mean a lot to me. On June 4th, I...

Being HIV positive is a journey through uncharted waters. It's a battle that is not just fought against the symptoms of the virus but also against stigma, ignorance, and the...

Although National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day happens once a year on September 27th, that should not stop any gay man from fully understanding all of the things that may...

One of the biggest hurdles we face when diagnosed with HIV is the disruption of our plans for the future. From the mundane to the majestic, every image of what...

Here at H-I-V.net.net, the forums create a non-judgmental space to ask questions, share knowledge, and support each other no matter where they are in their journey living with HIV. One...

Like everything else in life, things weren't supposed to turn out this way. In 1995 I was told to get my affairs in order. The next thing I knew, the...