HIV diagnosis

Life gives you chances, and you have to take advantage of them... HIV made me stronger. It empowered me even more.

La vida te da chances y hay que aprovecharlas... El VIH me hizo más fuerte y me empoderó más.

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.

Sigue luchando, paso a pasito. ¿No puedes hacerlo tú sola? Busca ayuda...

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...

I want to blog for A Girl Like Me because it is the most encouraging combined force of powerful women, people and allies, speaking out and showing solidarity.

Diagnosed in 1987 in US Navy basic training at 22 years old, making me currently a 36 year survivor.