Discovering my HIV diagnosis was an unexpected turn that reshaped my life's trajectory.
My name is Nitanita. I’m California-born and raised, 55 years old, Black, single, and have two adult kids and two grandkids. I'm a professional currently working in field of behavioral/mental health...
It doesn't matter how you became positive; what matters is how you live your positive life.
Life gives you chances, and you have to take advantage of them... HIV made me stronger. It empowered me even more.
I know... I know.... you're probably clutching your pearls right now. But that's not what I'm talking about.
In this profound journey through the shadows, I've witnessed the evolution of our complex relationship with HIV and our quest for healing – my mother's and mine.
Keep fighting. Take it one step at a time. Can't do it by yourself? Seek help.
It is September 25th, 2023. This day marks my 11th year of knowing that I'm living with HIV.
Have you ever felt invisible? As a child I felt invisible. In my home there were just three of us: my mother, my brother, and me.
We all have that one thing in common. The person we were before diagnosis and now as a +Supergirl. There's that one experience that only we know how it feels. That first time we looked eye to eye with...