Stories

Found out I was positive three weeks before partner passed of pancreatic cancer. He had been positive for over a year and didn't tell. Leading up to that point, I...

I was married to my ex-husband and he went behind my back and slept with a woman that was HIV positive. He did not tell me and I slept with...

Often in my work in person or online I’m asked, “How long did it take you to feel better after your diagnosis and back to your old self?" Well, before...

I was at a community event in West Philly. My team and I provided community outreach in hopes of getting more people tested. In addition to offering sexual health education...

I can't remember exactly when I was diagnosed. I can recall being in love, I can recall falling out of it. I can recall a string of bad decisions prior...

I was born in Fort Myers Florida. I was also diagnosed with epilepsy and have seizures really bad. Loud noises will trigger anything around me. As I got older my...

Growing up gay in a very conservative and religious community, I was always very cautious about any sexual encounters. I stayed cautious and only had unprotected sex with those I...

I was born to an alcoholic drug addict under the influence of whatever she consumed. It wasn't food. I had many health problems. I had an enlarged heart, wouldn't eat...

It was an odd sensation, coming to terms with what my doctor was telling me. At 22 years old, the week before graduating with my Bachelor's, when I should have...

Hi, my name is Alberto Pérez Bermúdez and I found out that I was HIV positive when I was 18 years old. I’m a long term survivor for 32 years...

I have been living successfully with the HIV diagnosis for 35 1/2 years. I am 26 1/2 years clean from drugs & cigarettes. I am single and looking for my...

I had been married for 10 years and we separated because he cheated. I stayed for almost 4 and a half years when he called me up and told me...

We are always introduced as The Marshall's. Kalvin and Eunice, married for 35 years. A seroconcordant couple, meaning we both are living with HIV. I’m always asked to tell my...

Interested in sharing your own diagnosis story, treatment experience, or another aspect of living with HIV? My name is Helen. I'm 24 yrs old, and a single mother of one...

I was born smiling, my mother says. All of my life I’ve been complimented on my smile. I don’t have the whitest or straightest teeth. I’ve never modeled and I’m...

I tested positive for HIV in 2007, and received the news by means of a phone call while I was sitting with a client. I’m a financial professional, happily married...

HIV sharpened my focus. Before my diagnosis, I was fluttering about, spreading my energy thin on things that were beyond my control to change, things that didn’t concern me or...

My parents kicked me out and threw me into the streets at the age of 13 with HIV. Sex work saved my life. I also acknowledge that sex work comes...

I graduated high school in 1987, already on the fast track going nowhere fast. So, I was a part of the mid 80's-90's crack epidemic and this hurts me now...

At H-I-V.net, we believe that we are stronger together than we are alone. Living with HIV can be a challenge, but the more we share and support one another, the...