pregnancy, HIV+ mothers, family

I had an afterthought tonight. My son's father passed away about a month ago. We hadn't been together since 1984 so it wasn't hard to deal with, but it was sad because he was my first everything. The...

See, a girl like me, living in a cruel cold world…with little to no backbone support.

You only live once is a phrase we all hear a lot, though that's not true. The real statement is we only die once, but we live every day. In life some people believe in winning and losing, but me...

I was 26 years old. My children were 1 and 6 years old. I had recently ended a mentally and physically abusive relationship.

I was 11 years old when my mother and sister finally told me my mom had AIDS, my father had AIDS and I was born HIV+.

When I found out I was HIV positive, I didn’t know much about the virus except for what I remember learning in my high school health class. I thought I was going to die young. I thought I would look...

What is it going to take for you to get angry enough to move to action? Reproductive oppression must end! And it's going to take all of us to make it happen! What's the first thing you can do? VOTE!!!

When I was 27 years old I became pregnant with my daughter. After my first prenatal visit, I found out I was HIV positive.

My name is Evelyn Scalice and I'm a 32 year old mom of a 4-year-old little girl.

This blog is in commemoration of the recent celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child.