As I, reflect, I am honored and privileged for the opportunity to be alive today. I am Grateful. This is the Here and Now. Sad to have known so many, that have not been granted this gift of aging. Grateful, Humbled, and Blessed Beyond. Often, I say, I am Dammm near 70 now! Yes, Yes, Yes and I have been living with HIV for almost half of my life. Two decades of those years, I had been living with thoughts of gloom, doom, and death in the back of my head. There were those dark times, when I would wish to die and get the miseries of my life over. In my HIV silence I did not have a support system...
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(July 22, 2019, I was honored and privileged to be one of six volunteers needed internationally for a long-term non-progressor lymph node study. Please read... and thank you.) Early childhood, I dreamed of being a nurse... helping people and animals in need. I thought I could nurture them all back to good health and well being. Passionately, I wanted to fix broken, wounded, living things. From my heart and very soul... I've always overwhelmingly just wanted to help. As I aged, I thought it was just a crazy Pisces thing or an only child syndrome of wanting to connect. Learning how to control...
Thirty years ago, December 20, 1989... The world news headlines read... "United States invades Panama" Dubbed "Operation Just Cause" it's prime purpose was to depose and capture the country's military dictator, who already had been indicted by the U.S. on drug trafficking charges. My News on that day ... Changed the characters within my very soul. My mental and physical transformation began instantly without my understanding, willingness, nor permission. Wednesday December 20, 1989, I had been waiting two weeks for the NYC Department of Health to give me the results of the blood test taken. I...
God has always been my caretaker. And my faith has never been challenged.
I am Woman #5 of a unique group of HIV positive women who have been identified as HIV Controllers or Long Term Non-Progressors.
It's Great to see the Soap Operas have not forgotten about HIV/AIDS. One of the oldest soap operas on ABC TV ... has not forgotten by annually having a Nurses' Ball to raise funds for and awareness of HIV/AIDS. Kudos the writers/producers of the show. The conversation needs to remain open until there is a cure.
My heartfelt condolences to Family and Friends affected by the tragedy in Orlando, Florida. Praying for comfort and peace.
February 18th I began another HIV/AIDS clinical trial at NIH in which I'll be back every three months for further testing.
I'm so excited today! It is February 1, 2016!!! I Love this month! Not only is it the month of my birth but its just a magical month! A month of Love, Hope and Possibilities. I am inspired by each and every one one you Ladies that are fighting the fight and Living with HIV/AIDS. I admire your courage and strength. Whew, the power of woman! My disclosure process has been a process for numerous reasons. For one, it’s only been within the last four years that I am learning who I am. Literally. I was born an only child. I said only not lonely. I've always been extremely independent and self...