For a long time, I thought silence was protecting me. I thought if I didn't say something out loud, maybe it wouldn't feel real.
Joining this blog will allow me to connect with other women living with HIV/AIDS, contribute to an important community, and continue using my voice to encourage, support, and advocate for others.
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At 48 I look back at my life and it's clear that the only reason I'm standing here with my Beeb and NuNu is because Jesus literally has saved me.
I write because I love writing, and I have loved it since I was seven. I am honest about my life, some say too honest.
Stigma is a killer, sure, but silence is the weapon it uses.
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It's far more difficult to live with people's perceptions of HIV than with the reality.
My life has not been in vain. My pain became a path. My voice became a shelter. My existence has allowed others to exist with less fear.
Through the hospital visits, the medication changes, the frustrations, the prayers, the tears — I am still here. I am smiling as I write this blog post.