Taken from my personal blog.
Dating has been a touchy subject for me ever I tested HIV+ half a year ago.
It was difficult enough meeting people before my diagnosis, and after I found out, I thought it would be next to impossible to find someone who would give me any attention. A lot of this stems [...]
Dating While HIV+
My Mother vs. Me
My mother wasn’t as exactly enthused or encouraging as I would have liked her to be. She actually used the word “embarrassing,” seemingly speaking on behalf of the family — but on some level I rationalize her initial “frustration” was a knee-jerk reflex, but it does nothing to assuage my mounting guilt.
I signed up to [...]
When I found out about me…
In February 2007, I received a call from my primary care, who’s an amazing family nurse practitioner in SF. It was just about 5PM and I was driving in my car. He’s asking me if I can come in to see him the next day. I thought for a few seconds and [...]
Life is What You Make of It
A choice lay before me. I could surrender to AIDS, or I could defy the insurmountable odds and fight for the life I deserved. Whether I had five years or fifty years no longer mattered. I would squeeze every ounce of life out of whatever lot fate had in store for me.
Survival of the Foolish and What I’ve Learned
People living with HIV can build long, thriving, and productive lives. And in doing so, we undermine the notion of HIV as some fearsome pestilence and instead promote an empowering vision of hope.
Burning Bridges
When we come to those hard decisions, especially about our status, we have to pull strength from ourselves. When we have our bad days and are feeling abandoned or isolated, we have to somehow realize that we are never alone. How do we convince ourselves of all this? Psh, I’m still trying to figure that [...]
Close to Home
This was a story I originally posted on my personal blog, but I thought it would reach a greater audience here…
A little background with the story, the friend I was referring to below was none other than William, fellow site administrator. After he came and told me he was HIV+, it encouraged me to start [...]
Then and Now
I feel a lifetime has transpired since I first found out that I was HIV-positive July 2007. Although it is largely blur between now and the, I can still remember our first meeting quite well. We were sitting in a small, stuffy windowless room. He cleared his throat several times as he tried making small [...]