Living

The combination of winter months, holidays, and an ongoing pandemic can create challenges for those living with HIV who are susceptible to illnesses that threaten their immune system. Patient leaders...

Each year, on December 1st, I celebrate World AIDS Day alongside my community. This day is one that I cherish every year because it raises awareness and sparks conversations across...

In Houston, Texas 2005, I was working at an organization named AVES, which is no longer in service. I was the event coordinator, educator, and public relations person. If you...

Like our other Health Union condition communities, the Social Health Network brings people together to drive unique and impactful conversations about health. It also aims to expand opportunities for health...

Long-term survival requires you to navigate the difficulties of the chronic condition landscape. The overwhelming circumstances of living with HIV can cast a shadow that is hard to pierce. One...

First, I want to say that I never thought that I would be living this long with HIV. Not that it is a terrible thing, but it now feels very...

I have been on social security disability since I received my HIV/AIDs diagnosis. When I was working, my employers felt as though I had too many medical appointments and that...

My diagnosis hit me like a ton of bricks. I was not very educated on HIV, which caused that initial panic. I woke up in a hospital room without knowing...

Insomnia is more common than people think. For those that can rest peacefully, insomnia seems taboo. When I begin to connect the dots on my sleepiness, I arrive at the...

My partner asked me a question the other day, and it made my mind start to re-process why I came out publicly about my status. We were making dinner together...

When I discovered that I was living with HIV, I thought my life was over. Little did I know that it would become something that I accepted and learned from...

My mental health is very important to me. October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and it made me start to ask myself a few questions. Have I been taking...

After the quarantine of the Covid pandemic, I wasn't surprised to learn that loneliness is a negative factor in treatment adherence. The International AIDS conference was held in person and...

Every year I try to highlight the work my community and my peers do around national awareness days. I try to highlight these days to my family and friends in...

Earlier this year, we began a conversation about self-stigma in our Facebook group. What we learned from the community about how they cope with this topic was incredibly valuable, especially...

I mentioned in a previous article how there are a lot of people who live with HIV who do not feel supported at all or maybe it was an article...

I am a woman of color; I am who I am! I am a woman of color, someone's daughter, sister, mother, and someone's friend. I am a human being that...

There has been an increase in conversations lately around mental health and what self-care looks like. I have been determined to continue pursuing different ways that I can incorporate self-care...

While some people are very open with their status, some individuals like me are not. There are many times when I envy those who are open to everybody. There seems...

My identity as a gay man has always been intertwined with HIV. Before I came out, I sat in my parent’s living room watching news reports about GRID (Gay Related...