Stories

At the age of thirteen, I was emancipated. A year later, one of my younger sisters was kicked out by our mom and moved in with me. Shortly after, two...

At this moment I'm just tired. Tired of life itself. I was born with HIV. HIV and I have been living together for 33 years. As a believer, I vow...

I live in rural Kentucky, where there’s only one HIV clinic. The Matthew 25 AIDS Services. When I was diagnosed, they were my only option. I did everything right. I...

Hello! When I met one of my lovers. He was HIV positive and I wasn’t. I was looking for love in all the wrong places. That was a time when...

At the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, I was just a young boy—no more than 10 years old. I remember sneaking peeks at People magazine, staring at the images associated...

My name is Dennis Levy. In November 1992, I was living in Atlantic City (known as ‘Fun City’). I had a loving wife, two beautiful children, and a cat. It...

Hey everyone there I trust all is good and I am back here because of a friend whom I met online and she s having a hard time with HIV...

Short version (for now)... I clearly remember AZT in the early years. I participated in a conference for women in LA and prepared an abstract. I described AZT as the...

My name is Buhle Tokwe I am 20 years. I was diagnosed with HIV at the age of 19 this year and my journey has been easy because i'm learning...

Hello, my name is Larissa. I'm 24 years old and I've been HIV positive since birth. I discovered this site thanks to Zora Voyce and I've been reading other people's...

I got involved in this field to learn about HIV. I was already involved, 2 years went and by chance I happened to go there and support someone who is...

Theresa here. Diagnosed in 1992, contracted in 87. I have a long story however I’m going to tell a small portion of my story. HIV robbed me of ever perusing...

My cousin had a stem cell transplant in 2019 for cancer and was cured permanent of HIV infection. He joins a small group of people who have been cured under...

My name is Mike. My story is a little different, but like so many that I have read, there are common elements. What I have written about my HIV experience...

1996 my t4 was 106, AIDS... My last t4 was 1698, one before 1800. Take your meds, eat well, exercise, and most important, move. Stay active... I'm 40 years, still...

I have been living with HIV for 5 years now. At first I was devastated thought I was going to die. But finding this woman Jen Vaughn on YouTube saved...

My name is Dennis. In November 1992, I had a loving wife, two beautiful children, and a cat. I was selling time shares to Condos at a luxury seaside building...

I've been HIV+ for over half of my life , positive for 33 yrs clinically diagnosed and tracked it back to 35 yrs. I also had a child before the...

Ever since I got HIV I haven't been with a man since ten yrs ago. I am loving. I want someone to love me and accept me for who I...

Well, I've been dealing with this for awhile (over 3 years) and I haven't gotten a clear diagnosis yet. I've had several test done and still no answers. I get...