You Don’t Live in the Skin I Am InIf being a Black person in the world is not hard enough, try being a Black woman with HIV. Try living in fear of the world knowing, trying to keep...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Advocacy: The Work That Never EndsMost advocates know that our work isn’t done until the epidemic has ended. That’s something we all learn the more we advocate. But let's take a step back, back from...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Uplifting Black Voices: Various Experiences In Healthcare SettingsHIV stigma and discrimination infiltrate different parts of a person's life. Today, people living with HIV/AIDS continue to experience discrimination in various settings. It may occur in housing, education, employment...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
I Am a Part of the Community I ServeSometimes, I stop and take a good look at my life and realize that I had no clue that HIV would be such a big part of who I am...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Not Your Typical Love StoryA few months back, I wrote about how dating is complicated and how, in the middle of a pandemic, I didn’t know what the world of dating would look like...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Uplifting Black Voices: How Do You Embrace Sex-Positivity?The science is clear: Undetectable = untransmittable (U=U) means people living with HIV who can achieve and maintain an undetectable viral load by sticking to antiretroviral therapy (ART) cannot sexually...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My First Impression of HIVWhen I found out I was immune-compromised, everything started to make sense because the energy that was being produced in the hospital room by my mother and the doctors who...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The 5 Stages: Coping With A New DiagnosisDiagnoses can come in many forms and take on various weights. For example, a diagnosis for the common cold may be a little annoying. It may require some changes for...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Uplifting Black Voices: Positive Changes in How the Black Community Talks About HIVFebruary 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), 1 of 12 HIV awareness days recognized each year in the United States. The first NBHAAD started in 1999 as a...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
I'm Sex-Positive Because I'm HIV PositiveIt may be hard to believe that I'm sex-positive because I'm HIV positive when the vast majority of us believe HIV is the end of our sex life. But, it's...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Sticking to Your RegimenI cannot lie to you and tell you that I have never missed a day or two of my HIV medication. With all honesty, there have been times that I...Reactions0reactionsComments17 comments
How Technology Brings Both Convenience and Confusion: Results of the Connected Health SurveySometimes, it feels like we are surrounded by technology. Apps, devices, trackers, and gadgets are everywhere! In this digital age, though, everyone has a different level of comfort using technology...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
An Unfunny LaughWe all occasionally find ourselves in a position where a joke is told, and we simply find it distasteful. It does not necessarily mean we are surrounded by the wrong...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
First Long-Acting HIV Injectable Cabenuva Receives FDA Approval The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cabenuva (cabotegravir and rilpivirine) for the long-acting treatment of HIV. Cabenuva comes as an injectable medicine that is taken once a...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Meditation - Bring It Wherever You AreToday, we are going to meditate! You may notice that I am sitting on a yoga mat, but you don't have to sit on a yoga mat in order to...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Bug Chasers: Do You Really Wanna Go There?Ask anyone who grew up through the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the resulting thousands of deaths, they’ll tell you it’s no laughing matter. In 1995, AIDS was...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Warm Winter SaladIt’s easy during cold winter months to turn to comfort food, but often, comfort food equates to unhealthy options. Salads to me are a summer food so to resolve that...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Nothing Stands Without SupportAny engineer will tell you that you can’t build something successfully without support. Just like the mighty oak must have a strong system of roots to grow and flourish, someone...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Cervical Cancer and Women Living with HIVCervical cancer is known to be the fourth most common cancer occurring in women. Additional research has been conducted in countries where a high prevalence of HIV and cervical cancer...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
When I Found Out I Was Immune-CompromisedWhen I found out I was immune-compromised, I was nine years old. I remember my mother bringing me to my doctor's appointment as she always did. Visiting my doctor regularly...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
