Being open on social media and helping different individuals can be quite a challenge sometimes. Recently I was approached by a man for information about HIV diagnosis. He claimed to know his HIV status and apparently he was exposed during...
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Hello, I am "Carefree soul," residing in Maharastra in a city called Nagpur. I am a girl working in the medical fraternity, living and loving a simple life, aiming high. I belong to a middle class family with high aspirations...
I want to thank everyone that has wished me a happy birthday! Every year is a miracle to me! I was given at maximum to live till the age of 28 and I am a proud 49-year-old today. ❤️ I...
I wanted to be an electrical engineer. Then, at 14 years old, I was told I am HIV positive. Many young girls and women do vividly remember how they were told about their HIV diagnosis. Perhaps this news changed them...
I've experienced grief a few times throughout my life for different reasons. I was not prepared for the grief I would feel after my grandfather died. I lost my grandfather to cancer in April of last year. Just five days...
The month of March has been an amazing one for me and I wish that this new month shall be more fruitful for you all. Just keep doing the little incredible and amazing things you do in your various communities...
In December 2021 I attended my first International Workshop on HIV and Transgender People and it was a fantastic learning experience. As with most conferences in the age of COVID-19, this conference was virtual and as most virtual events go...
I really don't know where to start! I know that I always, or most of the time, start with that same phrase. It's been extremely hard to deal with this pandemic, to see the suffering that I have witnessed, and...
A travel enthusiast, a recent dog mom, foodie, a corporate worker, I entered a new phase of my life in 2019 when I got officially married to this virus (after my diagnosis). It was one of those nights filled with...
You don't have to. You. Don't. Have. To. No tienes. Tu n'as pas. I can't repeat it enough. You do not have to take everything that comes to you. Not everything you find is yours to pick up and not...