Unknown Risks Lead to EmpowermentLike many HIV-positive women I have met over the years since D day, I too was only diagnosed because I was pregnant...reactions7comments
This Story Won't Win Me Any Popularity Contests, But It's Important That I Share ItThe time has come for me to bear my burden with purpose and to use my experience to educate those who stand...reactions10comments
That Day In August"I am going to die, I won't be able to have any more kids. .. what about my son!?" I was sobbing...reactions10comments
The Transforming Power of Self-loveJuly 4th, 1993. I was diagnosed with HIV. My mother and I both. It was my 2nd birthday. My mother had been...reactions6comments
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
Anxiety and DepressionI've been having a consistent anxiety attack for the past few days of the new year... I think a lot, my blood...reactions7comments
Stress VitaminsI just wanted to share that my Dr put me on stress vitamins and it helps with my immune system, and I...reactions6comments
I Feared My HIV Taking My Pretty Privilege.Being HIV positive, we face plenty of fears; one of mines was losing my pretty privilege. Our society applauds those who are...reactions5comments
Tiffany's Story: 68I have been living with HIV for 26 years. I was 26 years with a 9-month-old baby. I have seen medication evolve...reactions8comments
36 Wonderful YearsIn May 1984 little was known about HIV/AIDS. I cashed in points from a hotel chain and headed to Acapulco, México for...reactions7comments
My Bittersweet HIV JourneyI'm grateful to be able to share my story. It's been a long and bittersweet journey since my HIV diagnosis in 1990...reactions7comments
A Journey WalkedFirst, being diagnosed feels like you have been given a life sentence. You feel isolated and alone. You are left within the...reactions6comments
Not The End of My Journey But Merely The BeginningExactly one week before my twenty-first birthday I got dealt a card that wasn’t just going to turn me into another statistic...reactions3comments
Up the Hill...I was 20 years old, in my 3rd year in the university when a school club I belonged to arranged for free...reactions12comments
Who Is Octavia...Who is Octavia Y. Lewis, MPA, and what makes her who she is? Octavia often struggles with this question because at times...reactions5comments
When I Grow Up I Want to Be...When you were a kid, you were probably asked at least once, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"...reactions6comments
A Life of HIV: The Good, the Bad, the Purpose.My story with HIV starts from my very beginning. I was born with HIV in 1988 to a mother that received her...reactions7comments
Your Own HappinessFound out I was positive three weeks before partner passed of pancreatic cancer. He had been positive for over a year and...reactions6comments
Short StoryI was married to my ex-husband and he went behind my back and slept with a woman that was HIV positive. He...reactions7comments
My First DayOften in my work in person or online I’m asked, “How long did it take you to feel better after your diagnosis...reactions8comments
