HIV and aging

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People who have lived with HIV for decades are known as HIV long-term survivors. Learn about the unique experiences of those who lived through the epidemic's most brutal, unjust years.

Submitted on: Nov 8, 2023
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The number of older women living with HIV is growing. Read about aging with HIV, aging-related health challenges, stigma and support, and more.

Submitted on: Sep 15, 2023

Tomorrow, April 18, marks my 35-year battle with #HIV! I never thought I would make it this far.

Submitted on: Apr 17, 2023

As I, reflect, I am honored and privileged for the opportunity to be alive today. I am Grateful. This is the Here and Now. Sad to have known so many, that have not been granted this gift of aging...

Submitted on: Sep 21, 2021

Didn't you always know that there were ways to call desserts vegetables? One day I explored ways to use zucchini and found Zucchini Brownies! This was an easy recipe that turned out so yummy, and yes...

Submitted on: Sep 15, 2021

I've been living with HIV for (going on) 22 years now. I almost can't believe it, seems like a lifetime ago. I was just 27 when I was lying in a hospital bed dying; my children were just babies. When...

Submitted on: Sep 14, 2021

I will be 64 next month and living with HIV for 36 years. I had a lot of illness at the beginning of my diagnosis in 1990 when I was only 39 years old. I thought I'd die soon and never see my son grow...

Submitted on: Sep 14, 2021

As a woman and mother living with HIV how do I see ageing? A lot of people are afraid of ageing, yet for me it is a very exciting journey and I am actually looking forward to getting older! So, let me...

Submitted on: Sep 13, 2021

The Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) is a nursing organization that formed in 1987 to focus on educating and supporting nurses who work in HIV care, research, prevention, and policy. ANAC is...

Submitted on: Nov 24, 2019

An ordinary woman, who has lived an extraordinary life. Now age 61.5... I am Humbled, Blessed and truly Grateful for All. My entire life, in retrospect has been one of uniqueness, never following the...

Submitted on: Jan 27, 2016

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