What Is the HIV-2 Strain?Health experts think around 1 to 2 million people worldwide have HIV-2. But the numbers are likely higher. Doctors and scientists group HIV into 2 subtypes: HIV-1 and HIV-2. The...Reactions0reactionsComments1 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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 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...Reactions0reactionsComments3 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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Recommendations for Using Antiretroviral Drugs for HIVA key treatment for HIV is antiretroviral therapy or ART. ART involves taking a mix of medicines every day. It works by keeping down the levels of the virus that...Reactions0reactionsComments1 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...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Minutes with Jah: Are You Happy on Your HIV Journey?Living with HIV, I learned healing is a journey and not a destination. In the beginning years of my HIV diagnosis, I had no one I could have talked to...Reactions0reactionsComments5 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments11 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...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Minutes with Jah: PTSD After Your HIV Diagnosis?Many people in our H-I-V.net community have expressed dealing with mental health challenges after a diagnosis. Also, people living with HIV experience higher rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Weight Gain and HIV TreatmentTaking medicine to treat HIV can mean better health. It also helps keep the illness in check. As doctors and scientists continue to learn more about HIV medication, they have...Reactions0reactionsComments3 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...Reactions0reactionsComments3 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...Reactions0reactionsComments5 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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Minutes With Jah: Being Mindful About What You Post OnlineSocial media has opened up lines of communication between people and has put information at our fingertips. Unfortunately, some people don't always post information from reputable sources. Jah says: "There...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Injectable HIV TreatmentsThere is not yet a cure for HIV. But with treatment, it can be well-controlled. People with HIV should start treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART) as soon as possible. The...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Being HIV+ is Not a Crime, and That's Why I'm Speaking Out!I learned that being HIV+ was a crime in 1989. It was during a training session for a demonstration I participated in to protest the lack of and high cost...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Laws Based on HIV Status Around the GlobeDiscrimination (unequal treatment) based on HIV status continues to be an issue globally. Many countries have adopted laws barring discrimination against people based on their HIV status. But there are...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Advocacy: One HIV Awareness Day at a TimeThere is a lot to be concerned about in living with HIV. Every day another headline details another issue people need to advocate behind or mobilize around. It’s the culture...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments