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
Accepting Myself, Even When Others Don't...That day in August 2017, I thought my life was forever changed for the worst. I really thought my life ended and...reactions14comments
The Stigma We Feel...Many people feel there is a high level of HIV-related stigma in their communities. Folks have heard and witnessed how people living...reactions5comments
Early Stage HIV...An individual who is newly infected with HIV may show symptoms early on, and then have no symptoms for years after, depending...
Life Lessons From Living With HIV...When I discovered that I was living with HIV, I thought my life was over. Little did I know that it would...reactions11comments
Support When Newly Diagnosed with HIV...Few times in life can feel as lonely as receiving an HIV diagnosis. A first instinct, following the news, maybe to isolate...reactions4comments
