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HIV-Positive People Living Longer Than Ever Before

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Chris

I just attended a support group locally--the first I've been to in a long time. And it made me realize how vital connecting poz people is for our community. The more we avoid this disease, the wider it spreads and the more isolated we become. The web could and seems to be helping greatly in this respect, but poz people are the only ones who can change perceptions in the general public. We need to come out and show others that we are still healthy, vital, nonthreatening and responsible.

November 21, 2008 Richmond, Va.

lee chew

i facilitate an hiv positive support group for men who are over 50. email me if you have any questions. thanks. lee chew

November 1, 2008 new york city

Thorner

There is a disconnect with the American Public Health system. Nearly 30 years into this HIV epidemic and we are still seeing 40,000 to 50,000 new infections in the USA annually. Plenty of treatment options (there is profit there), plenty of new patients (also much profit there). But no cure and no end to new infections!

October 28, 2008 New York

Marcos

I´m pozy since last year but infected probably 3 years ago.Not in meds yet.Recently my 7 y.o. nephew has surprised us with type 1 diabetes.Since then I can´t avoid comparing me to him in terms of living with a cronic disease. All I can say is that God or some 'positive' force blessed us for living in a time with insulin and ARVs.Side effects will probably appear.But so what?We gonna fight them with the same enthusiasm we had to fight the disease itself until good news from Medicine come out.

October 24, 2008 São Paulo-Brazil

Misha

In 1982, I caught HIV, hep. B and C and only used alternative medecines and buddhism to overcome all my health problems, and I was feeling great working as a freelance photographer. But when I arrived in France in 1994, I started seeing excellent specialists and I was told I would die if I didn't take their pills...I started them 1997, it wasn't easy! Felt worse! Had lived 10 years of solitude, but found love in '97 and a healthy 9 year old today! VISUALISE yourself healthy! Today, I'm happy

October 10, 2008 La Ciotat, France

David

I've been POZ since the mid 80's and have remained health, thanks to something. My viral load is undetectable and CD4 over 900. There must be several strains of HIV for all my friends of the 80's have died. Perhaps it's that I'm too bad to die or that I've something else I'm supposed to do for the world. The positive outlook, I know has helped and lack of guilt for being gay lets me speak out against bigotry and homophobia. Perhaps just knowing that I am as human as I choose to be.

October 9, 2008 San Francisco

Albert

The following from a previous comment sums it up very well "It's great people are living longer with HIV. Drug companies are sucessful at making still more money. However for the person living with HIV they are living a splendid isolated life. No more support groups no way of meeting other people living with HIV." There is still a great deal of stigma associated with HIV and in Canada access to required meds is still difficult/impossible depending on which province one lives in.

October 9, 2008 Ottawa,ON

Christina

I have had HIV since I was 15yrs old. I am now 30. Since then I have had 2 kids both kids don't have HIV! I've been blessed. My recent blood work showed that my Viral load is undetectable and my CD4's are at 1088 this is the 1st time in 12yrs that it's been over 800-900! Again through prayer, support, and meds I plan to make it a long time!!!!!! I to get so rapped up in life that I don't think about HIV til it's time to take my seizure and HIV meds!!! I believe Gods had my back!!!

October 8, 2008 Dayton, WA

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