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+.
Submitted on : Nov 5, 2019
Since I've announced my status to the world my life has literally been an open book. From strangers to associates I haven’t seen or spoken to in years, people asking me questions, personal or just...
Submitted on : Oct 7, 2019
I am #HIVpositive since 2005 due to medical negligence. I have been stigmatised, discriminated, hated, shunned and even ostracised. All because of my SILENCE. And FEAR.
Submitted on : Jul 10, 2019
I wonder. Then I just imagine. Refreshing. Shouting out what takes space in the mind or heart. I am much more special than you could imagine. My journeys, adventures, memories are mine. I am on my...
Submitted on : Apr 29, 2019
I am in the south; for now. With that move comes changes of all kinds and one of those for me is finding medical help and of course a new "infectious disease" doctor (which I hate that they call our...
Submitted on : Apr 23, 2019
A few months ago, I lost a really close friend, or at least a person who I thought was my friend. All behind a conversation this person was having in front of me with one of their other friends in regards to HIV and STIs.
Submitted on : Apr 1, 2019
I recently came across this news for an upcoming book launch : It has been over 30 years since the onset of the global AIDS epidemic and advances in biomedical research have led to the discovery of...
Submitted on : Apr 1, 2019
A friend of mine was reading my last blog and he said that I should elaborate... I spoke about never really being able to experience sexual freedom...
Submitted on : Mar 19, 2019
I talk often about finding the silver lining in the dark times in our lives... ... yet, I am fully aware of how difficult this can be at times.
Submitted on : Mar 18, 2019
In my capacity as a nurse at the clinic I work in, I have occasion to teach nursing students nearing graduation from school.
Submitted on : Mar 11, 2019