(Note to readers: The following blog contains some details of sexual and physical abuse.) I went to visit my mother a few weekends ago to check up on her and to just hang out. A few minutes into the visit, my father handed me an old passport and my kindergarten report card from overseas.
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February 25, 2015 - Brooklyn, NY. Over the past year, we have been working hard to optimize The Well Project’s programs, and in doing so, have needed to increase our staff and advisors so that we can continue to best represent our audience’s needs. We are very pleased to announce a number of important recent additions to The Well Project team...
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SMART, founded in 1998 in East Harlem, New York, provides a treatment, health and prevention model that addresses the physical, psychological, nutritional and social needs of women living with or affected by HIV in a supportive environment.
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You know I always say I want to do so much more!!! Don't we all say that? We get excited about what we want to accomplish then somehow we get comfortable and not do it!!! That's me at times!!!
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I am what they call a long term survivor. I have been living with HIV for 25+ years. I have more good days than bad days thank God. I can remember a time when all I had were bad days. I had a very low self esteem. I felt worthless and ashamed. I...
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I must share events that happened last weekend…incidents of friends in crisis...or so it was thought, and so it may have been... The first happened on Friday evening while I was in the middle of a GNP+NA full board meeting call. I received a text...
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It is with great honor that I accepted to be one of the ambassadors for NWGHAAD. As a Global Ambassador for The Well Project, I was the perfect fit. The Well Project is a fountain of information and the only website that I know that caters to women’s...
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The Ohio AIDS Coalition recently sponsored the Ohio Conference on HIV/AIDS. The Ohio AIDS Coalition has a new Director, Patrick Beatty. I really feel that he is an amazing resource for Ohio, as he has prior experience in government affairs. So often...
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I realize that if I don't mention the word HIV...9 out of 10 times you won't either! I still don't see any billboards, commercials, or hear any radio announcements pertaining to the fact that it's a Pandemic. Oh, I'm sorry, let me correct that...
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I recently had the privilege of speaking for the Ohio State University AIDS Clinical Trials Unit. This was my first time speaking before a group of people (let alone, people who knew my HIV status)! I was terrified to say the least. I volunteer for...
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Recordando el 2014 y lo que viene para el 2015... Como nuestros pensamientos pueden mejorar nuestro estado.
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Going over 2014 and what is coming for 2015 How changing your thoughts can improve your wellbeing Recordando el 2014 y lo que viene para el 2015 Como nuestros pensamientos pueden mejorar nuestro estado
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HIV – Stigma and Discrimination / Love, Life, Laughter – HIV is a nothing if taken in a positive way, it is just another disease – the only fine line that separates it is IGNORANCE Being HIV Positive teaches a person about LIFE and how to overcome...
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I had the immense pleasure of attending and participating in PWN's First Annual Women's Conference in Fort Walton Beach, Florida in October compliments of The Well Project and A Girl Like Me. While there I was offered the opportunity to co-facilitate...
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The Well Project interviews Sonia Rastogi, Community Board Member and Special Project’s Manager with the Women’s Protection and Empowerment Unit at International Rescue Committee in New York, NY.