finding balance

Just thinking about how my mom didn't get to accomplish things in life. Dying from AIDS and leaving me to survive with the virus.

"Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined." –Toni Morrison. When I ran across this quote I felt it was appropriate to tie into what I experienced during this year's AIDSWATCH, because it...

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...

Hoy 18 de abril es el aniversario con mi batalla de 31 años con el #vih.

Today April 18 marks my 31 year battle with #hiv! I never thought I would make it this far!

So I was talking to an acquaintance about the dating pool, age (ugh), deal breakers and dating overall.

Heal, they said. It will make you feel better, they lied. Whew, chile! I must say that my healing adventure has been quite a one.

I just had an awesome experience in Washington DC at my very first AIDSWatch, and I plan to share my experience with you in full honesty, though I'm a little ashamed to do so. But in order to benefit...

One day I was sitting in my room, and I began to cry. Like why me why me. I’m the one that’s living with HIV. I have 5 other siblings, that don’t even have to deal with the hurt the pain not even the...

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.