Introductions

My name is Eliane. I am 43 years old and the mother of three children

My name is Marissa Gonzalez, originally from New Jersey, now living in sunny Southwest Florida.

I was 11 years old when my mother and sister finally told me my mom had AIDS, my father had AIDS and I was born HIV+.

My name is Evelyn Scalice and I'm a 32 year old mom of a 4-year-old little girl.

I am an African American woman living with HIV. I have been living with HIV since 1993 and diagnosed in January 1994.

I've always been one to believe everything happens for a reason. And I do believe, if not anything, God put HIV in my life because he knows I can reach others.

My grandson ran in his first Spartan race on Sunday, and as my eyes followed him, I thought how amazing this was that this could be a metaphor for all the challenges that so many of us have before we realize that we are all so unique

My name is Courtney. I am 36 years old and from New Jersey.

There was a time when I didn't want to accept the things that God told me were in my future.

Growing up in the hood in South West Atlanta was one of the hard things for me, especially being HIV-positive.