MariaHIVMejia's blog

What a whirlwind these past months have been!! I want to start by thanking The Well Project for helping me attend so many of these very important events, conferences and summits!

Saben por años y años le he preguntado a mis médicos la misma pregunta? Por qué, si soy indetectable por 17 años ya y todos estos años, mis cd4s nunca se aumentan a niveles buenos? Hago todo lo humanamente posible para subirlos! Soy adherente, no uso drogas, vivo Una Vida extremamente Sana!! Y no responden!! Nunca me dieron una razón! Y yo como loca buscando esos cd4s que deseo tanto... Al mismo tiempo veo que algunos no se toman su medicina bien, usan droga, viven Una Vida no muy saludable! Algunos tienen 1000 cd4s! Ya tengo mi respuesta gracias a mi querido Hermano Nelson Vergel. Este es el...

You know, for years and years I have asked doctors the same question??? Why, if I have been undetectable for 17 years and do everything humanly possible to raise my T-cells by being SUPER adherent and juicing, not doing drugs and just living a healthy lifestyle… they just don't respond!!! They never gave me an answer and I was always chasing the cd4 cells that I want so badly as I see some not take their meds, not being adherent and even doing drugs!! Some have 1000 T-cells?! Now I have my answer thanks to my brother Nelson Vergel. This is why: "Terms used to describe this subset of...

I urge everyone to move your bodies, work out! This has made me stronger! It takes my anxiety away! My Depression has not resurfaced since I started on May 26th! I urge everyone to find their own way of moving your body and sweating! This is the best medicine for me. I am stronger, with less stress and anxiety and feel that I have more endurance and I am healthier!! I started slowly and now I am working out 4 times a week doing cardio and weights. Love and light

Una muy Real Conversación con mi Madre y mi tía sobre el VIH y como ellas tomaron la noticia en aquellos tiempos el Estigma y lo que era mi sentencia de muerte en esa época.

A very real conversation with my mother and aunt about HIV and how they dealt with my disclosure, stigma and the death sentence HIV was in those times...

Love, how beautiful it is! This is so important for people living with HIV / AIDS ... to have someone who loves you and can see you beyond the disease

El amor, qué hermoso es! Esto es tan importante para las personas que viven con el VIH / SIDA tener a alguien que te ame y puede ver más allá de la enfermedad, es decir si son VIH negativas...

Soy María Mejía. Estoy aquí como un ejemplo vivo de que el VIH / SIDA no es el fin!

I am Maria Hiv Mejia-Laing. I am here as a living example that HIV/AIDS is not the end!