A Girl Like Me

I am a twenty-four year old African American woman who is HIV positive. One in seven black people with HIV are unaware that they have it. I was twenty-two when I found out I was positive. I was also pregnant...

Re-entering a support group I would never guess I would be going back to a HIV support group ! Beening I been Poz for 3 decades .But for a long time I thought I was ok but I see am...

Recently I was asked why am I dating if I have HIV. It took me some time to process this comment and the ignorance in which it stemmed. As some background information, I recently joined FB dating and made the...

I had an epiphany this morning. Funny how they sneak up on you. Not only that, but funny how they are usually shit you already know on some level, but now, all of a sudden, you KNOW, know. I wanted...

"I Am Sick as Hell" That was the Facebook memory that popped up for me recently. Seeing that memory reminded me that at that point in time my body was being attacked by HIV and I did not know it...

From my place of silence I choose the path of freedom By speaking out the hidden truth Regarding you, HIV virus! Why walk the endless journey? The fulfillment my life was missing Was to be free from the corner of...

Long term survivor Being a survivor of AIDS because that what is was when I found out. I had AIDS! I didn't understand at 18 what I understand now at 49. That I had survived AIDS. After many years of...

They say that it takes tragedy or someone hitting rock bottom for them to make changes to their life. I guess that's what happened to me when I was diagnosed. My diagnosis, in conjunction with becoming a new mother, rocked...

Hello, Im Angela Newly Diagnose + Started Treatment , Im So happy to have Find The Well project , all You Girls are so Amazing . ❤

When I was first diagnosed in 2016, I did some research on organizations with a focus on HIV. I came across a group called Youth Across Borders (YAB). YAB is an organization providing youth living with HIV in the USA...