pregnancy, HIV+ mothers, family

I must admit in certain areas in my life I finally realized I was being a people pleaser. I never looked at it like that until I saw how it has affected me.

No tienes que pasar por tener VIH o SIDA solo. Incluso si no los tienes, puedes crear tu propia familia extendida.

You don't have to go through having HIV or AIDS alone. Even if you don't have them, create your own extended family.

The talk of ending HIV and AIDS has been going for ages, are we really going to end HIV and AIDS by 2030?

I started to realize that I wasn't the only person in this situation and that maybe we all lived under very different circumstances, but we all lived in the same situation.

Me fui dando cuenta que no era la única en esta situación, a lo mejor teníamos diferentes circunstancias con las otras mujeres, pero vivíamos en la misma situación.

My name is Nitanita. I’m California-born and raised, 55 years old, Black, single, and have two adult kids and two grandkids. I'm a professional currently working in field of behavioral/mental health...

Did you know getting dressed up is a form of self-care? I literally did not think of it as self-care until now.

Life gives you chances, and you have to take advantage of them... HIV made me stronger. It empowered me even more.

La vida te da chances y hay que aprovecharlas... El VIH me hizo más fuerte y me empoderó más.