Being diagnosed with HIV is a bitter pill to swallow. On the other hand, telling people that you’ve been infected with the virus is a tougher and a more serious dilemma.
Human immunodeficiency virus or simply HIV is an infection which can cause AIDS, a lethal, life-threatening disease that alters the normal functions of the immune system. What makes HIV scarier is the fact that there is no known vaccine or cure for the said infection. READ MORE
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Op-ed: The Aftermath of Coming Out as HIV Positive
“Two weeks ago, I woke up at 3 in the morning, stumbled into the kitchen, threw on a pot of coffee and started writing the story I had written minutes ago in my sleep. I wanted to document my experience with becoming HIV positive for a couple months, but had yet to find the words, or the cojones, to do so. Quite honestly, I wasn’t sure I ever would. But here I sat, blurry eyed and bed-headed, feverishly regurgitating all of the words that came to me mid-snooze. After that manic morning, I spent several more days mulling over sentences and finessing my nuance. Then it was complete, all wrapped up with a bow on top. ‘A Reluctant Social Commentary of a Newly HIV-Positive 20-Something…’ “
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I can’t believe people are doing this! Another reason to always protect yourself.Return of the HIV Monster
Edwin Bernard blogs about the return of that phrase in media coverage of a man sentenced for “reckless” HIV transmission. Click here for more.