HIV aging

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I don't consider myself old at age 62 and I am aware that my decades are lessening. With family health crises and deaths in my circle of friends this season, the epiphany that life could change in an instant triggered an aspiration to live closer and be a part of my son's adult life.

Submitted on: Dec 16, 2022
Four women walking in foggy forest.

Get basic information about what menopause is, what it looks and feels like, treatments for symptoms, and keeping healthy after menopause.

Submitted on: Dec 8, 2022
Headshots of several A Girl Like Me bloggers and the National HIV and Aging Awareness Day logo.

Read and share selections from our collection of resources and personal stories related to women growing older with HIV – on National #HIVandAging Awareness Day and every day.

Submitted on: Sep 15, 2021

This month marks my 9th year of living with HIV. Wow. Wait, this month marks my 9th year of living with HIV? I had to write it again because who would ever have thought I'd be here? The wild part is...

Submitted on: Sep 13, 2021

Some think HIV is just a chronic manageable disease with a one-pill-a-day solution. Well it's not like that for all of us, especially long term survivors aging with HIV. I cannot do the one-pill-a-day...

Submitted on: Sep 18, 2019

I think as people age with HIV our treatment plans will become somewhat different than when we were younger. I believe it's important to have a primary care doctor and specialists working together...

Submitted on: Aug 14, 2019
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While attending a session on HIV and healthy aging at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, one woman spoke passionately about the need for increased visibility of older people living with HIV.

Submitted on: Aug 22, 2018
Logo for WATCH (Women's Advocacy & Treatment Coalition on HIV) with woman symbol & colorful circles.

Surviving HIV Over the Long Term: The Past, Present, and the Future (Part 2 of 2) is the 5th webinar in the 2016 WATCH! series.

Submitted on: Nov 18, 2016
Logo for WATCH (Women's Advocacy & Treatment Coalition on HIV) with woman symbol & colorful circles.

Surviving HIV Over the Long Term: The Past, Present, and the Future (Part 1 of 2) is the 4th webinar in the 2016 WATCH! series.

Submitted on: Oct 28, 2016

God has always been my caretaker. And my faith has never been challenged.

Submitted on: Sep 30, 2016

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