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Thank you for sharing your story. I still get angry..feel guilty and ashamed of myself when I think of how my life could of been different w/out the disease of addiction...Your story gave me hope...Thank you for your advocacy....Mike
Thank you, I read your story and I just want to say thanks. I hold a NY title from 2000. My most difficult thing now being in my 40's with HIV is dating... I am glad you are not alone anymore.
Hi- I don't know why I clicked this article. After reading it, I know why. Since June I have felt totally alone with co-infection of Hiv and Hep C. There are times when I have felt so alone. Although I am a gay man who got the Hep C from sex , near 10 years after my Hiv--- I am thankful to read your story. Bless you for your strength of coming out with this. I know that I must do the same to help someone, that I am unaware of. Blessings, health and love to you......
right on about the heros changing stigma. and I would grab my piano too! Erin you're a true American Beauty inside and out.
Hi Erin - What an uplifiting story. I too fight my own personal story of the stigma of HIV. I am a professional male with three graduate degrees and accomplished as well. I acquired this virus after a late divorce and entering the dating pool. Since my diagnosis I have faced the hiv stigma as well. Today I am a better person because of my experiences, happy, healthy, strong, fit, and dedicated to help others that struggle with this disease. Lets chat, remember SMILE, it does the heart good
I was fortunate enough to hear Erin's speech at the Miss Arizona Pageant. It was shockingly honest and so eloquent. There were many tears in the audience that night. Not because of Erin's diagnosis, but because of her triumphant spirit. I know she has been and will continue to be a tremendous inspiration to so many. Thank you, Erin.
Cathy
Truly inspiring
January 8, 2015 • Atlanta