Mental Health Awareness: Focusing On MeMental health awareness month is in May and my overall health and well-being would not be where it is right now if I did not focus on my own mental... By Steven Campa2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
How to Identify Medical Gaslighting?If you have ever felt dismissed by a doctor, you may have experienced a type of bias (prejudice) called medical gaslighting. Medical gaslighting can happen to anyone, but it most... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Speak Up Black Women, No Matter What!I am more than a Black woman; I am more than a person you use to prop next to you like a vase on a table filled with water that... By Davina Conner2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
How Anger Took Over My Life and How I Took My Life BackI don’t remember the first time I allowed my anger to take over. But there have been too many instances not to do something about it over the years. Allowing... By Robert Brunet3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
What Parents Should Know About HIV and PreventionYoung people – ages 13 to 24 years – account for 1 in 4 new HIV transmissions. And around 3 in 5 youth with HIV do not know they have... By H-I-V.net Team4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Nine YearsIt has been nine years since I have been diagnosed with HIV. I cannot believe how fast the time flew right on by. It was nine years ago when I... By Steven Campa2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments35 comments
Why I'm Not Sick of Sick DaysPicture it - you’re bopping along at a decent clip. You’re getting things done. By all standards, things are running smoother than a smoothie. And then you wake up. No... By Shawn Decker3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Vacationing with Chronic Health ConditionsOne vacation, two vacations, three vacations, four! While most people find vacations relaxing, they can be stressful for individuals living with chronic health conditions like HIV. Planning for a vacation... By Heather Renee3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Dating Apps and Living with HIVWe all know that we live in a world where people who live with HIV hide behind their diagnosis. I am not saying that they don’t disclose but they don’t... By Davina Conner2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
HIV Changed My Thoughts on Nutrition and How I EatI don’t think I gave my eating habits any thought until I received my HIV test results in 1994. I was 29 years old and had dabbled in "healthy food"... By Robert Brunet3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Youth and HIV: Recognizing National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness DayThe world is filled with awareness days, but one we should always highlight is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day or NYHAAD is always observed on... By Steven Campa2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Burnout is RealI have worked in a few non-profit organizations for the last eight years and have learned that employee burnout is real and have also felt it myself on many different... By Steven Campa2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Humanity and IgnoranceMerriam-Webster defines Humanity as: It also defines a Human as: So, how did we lose our humanity? My wife and I, as of February 2023, have been living with HIV... By Robert Ward2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
My Experience with Chickenpox, Shingles, and HIVSeveral years ago, I ended up with shingles. This was a health condition that I was not expecting to experience so early in my life. But it is a condition... By Heather Renee2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
What Are the Little Routines That Keep Me Going?Recently, I was confronted with a startling fact. During my annual physical, my doctor referred to me as 'someone in your age group.' It took me a moment to process... By Robert Brunet3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Day I Was DiagnosedI was 11 years old when I was diagnosed with HIV on March 26, 1987. There were no effective treatments available at the time, which meant the prognosis wasn’t good... By Shawn Decker3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
When Disclosure is a Lifelong Experience, What Do You Do?My viral load has been undetectable for 20 years. This has kept opportunistic infections at bay, leaving me to deal with other challenges to my health. Like the time I... By Robert Brunet3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Transmissions in Our Doctors' OfficesI wanted to write about some disturbing news I came across and I started to do some more research about it over the last couple of weeks. There are places... By Davina Conner2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Trust Issues and My PTSD"None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have faith." - Paulo Coelho Everyone has various beliefs... By Heather Renee3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Recognition of WomenAs we move into Women’s History Month in March, I would like to shed light on two amazing women who have been there for me through my diagnosis. These two... By Steven Campa2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments