As I continue to learn myself, I continue to grow as an individual thus becoming more available as an advocate for HIV. I was picking and choosing the people I would be honest with and whom I would speak to. This art of lying seems to come easy to me as I have been living a lie for so long. Last night I came clean on my personal facebook page about how I feel about living with HIV, I turned the tables of me; I said what I see as my story. I cannot partially engage in the Stigma (by being silent) then act as if I am a help to the community. So it’s out there. Some are ok and some not. This does...
Angel S.'s blog
Hello! It’s me, Angel S... I have been reading my 500/501 course material (Basics of HIV/AIDS counseling, testing, and linkage course) and I can’t help but want to share about the transformation happening in my life. I am getting brave and firm in my stand against wrongful treatment of people living with HIV. I can find issues that pertain to me as a person living HIV positive which seem to have me question myself, my standards, my worth and my life each and every day and several different times, locations and in different groups of people. Why is it people not living with HIV can spew...
I am so excited to introduce myself to the community of A Girl Like Me. My name is Angel Stetson. I am 45 years old.