Getting Tested: How Often Should I Test for STIs and HIV?...Getting tested regularly for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) can help you stay healthy. But how often to get tested...reactions3comments
How I'm Handling My Cancer Diagnosis...My first opportunistic infection was Kaposi Sarcoma. It was a viral cancer that created dark purple lesions across my body. In the...reactions2comments
To Drink or Not to Drink...One drink, 2 drinks. A whiskey drink or an Amaretto drink. As I look back over the last year and a realization...reactions5comments
Vacation Drain...Vacation fun or shall we say vacation stress. I have always been a homebody. When I was diagnosed with HIV, I became...reactions2comments
Chatbots and Conversations About STDs and HIV With Young People...Chatbots, or machine-driven systems that mimic human conversation, have become popular in recent years. You have probably seen them online, answering questions...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
A Milestone...Turning 30 years of age is a major milestone in someone's life and it will be my 30th birthday in just a...reactions1comment
My Experience With Food Insecurity...Food. Love it or hate it, we must have it. My relationship with food has almost always been a complicated one. When...reactions3comments
Cervical Cancer and Women Living with HIV...Cervical cancer is known to be the fourth most common cancer occurring in women. Additional research has been conducted in countries where...reactionscomments
Death of a Loved One...We develop a deep, close bond with the people we love. I am a person who loves hard - close friendships mean...reactions3comments
The Importance of an Annual Physical...I have been living with HIV for a little over 9 years now and even though I see my infectious disease doctor...reactions2comments
My "College" Years...One of the biggest hurdles we face when diagnosed with HIV is the disruption of our plans for the future. From the...reactions3comments
"The BIG One" and How STIs Slip From the Conversation...I have heard so many friends and clients say time and time again that they are not worried about STIs, because they...reactions1comment
Why Letting Go of What I Lost Was Actually a Mistake...Despite being HIV positive for 30 years, only recently have I processed what happened to myself and my friends. I thought that...reactions1comment
Are There Really Straight Men Living With HIV?...Interested in sharing your own diagnosis story, treatment experience, or another aspect of living with HIV? Are there really straight men living...reactions18comments
Disclosing Your Status...If you are living with HIV, the thought of disclosing, or telling, your status to others may be incredibly overwhelming and scary...
Laws about Being HIV Positive...I would like to share a little bit about HIV criminalization. If you don’t know what that means: these are laws created...reactions5comments
HIV Statistics...Determining the true number of individuals with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and the number of new infections each year can be difficult...
Loneliness Is a Killer: Here's How I Address It...After the quarantine of the Covid pandemic, I wasn't surprised to learn that loneliness is a negative factor in treatment adherence. The...reactions6comments
The Disclosure Back-To-School Special...I respect the heaviness inherent in this topic. The consequences of disclosure can vary wildly from one person to another. A lot...reactions3comments
