When I was born April of 1985, there was no test, no way of treating it and very little information about what it was. All they knew was that HIV was a murderer.
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+.
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...
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.
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 way...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.