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I know most people know I have HIV...but at the same time they forget I have it, because I do not look sick. HIV has no face...think before you write me please...I have feelings! I have people telling me, 'Oh wow, if I were to find out I am poz...I would kill myself!!' or 'I had many friends with HIV, they are all dead now, you probably have 5 more years left???' REALLY? NO! ONLY WHEN MY MISSION IS COMPLETE, I WILL GO TO THE LIGHT! Others are not even HIV positive and stress me out "I think I am poz and I am depressed! "GO GET TESTED" Some tested negative and still think they have HIV!!! YOU...

Many write me from all over the world with the same question...How can I be so open about having HIV? How did I get the courage to be so open?? How can they get to where I am?? My response is always the same: I have NO SHAME! There is nothing wrong with having HIV! This is a condition like any other, we have much STIGMA around this condition because of sex! But guess what, WE ARE ALL SEXUAL BEINGS...and if you had sex without a condom once...married or not...gay or straight...RELIGION OR NO RELIGION...No matter what your race or social economic status is...ANYONE IS AT RISK OF HAVING HIV!!! It...

Never limit yourself!! Dream big!! Believe in yourself! No matter what cards you were dealt with, make the best out of any situation. LOVE BIG!! LIVE INTENSELY!! Accept the struggles and overcome them with dignity and without the need of being bitter or selling yourself or your soul. ♥ Nothing lasts forever so embrace everything and everyone. Everyone...good and bad, is a teacher. ♥ Evolve spiritually and do not only focus on having material things...I 3 stuff...but at the end of the day what fulfills our souls and heart is being spiritually content and having your heart full and conscious...

This world makes me so sad...all I see is destruction and people arguing. We are all one!! We are the human race! The end of times are not here yet (in my belief) and we're already turning on each other...mother nature is giving us what we have given her--so much pain that many of us have to drug ourselves not to feel the pain and hurt in our hearts and souls!! No justice, no compassion...I mean a little inspiration of mine that passed at the age of 13, Angels for Talia was being bullied by some evil ass people that were telling her she just wanted attention!!??? I mean really? This is a child...

I can't believe I just watched a team of real doctors inject a 6-year-old girl with a deadly disease... and smile. Who knew something called a "serial killer" cell could bring so much unforgettable joy and happiness? -- Ray Flores, Upworthy Isn't it AMAZING that a little girl who was sentenced to death had the HIV virus injected in her and she is now healthy and alive? :D I know the cure for some cancers and HIV is coming...I feel it and I am crying tears of Joy for her and for myself and millions around the world. ♥Isn't it ironic that a disease that has been stigmatized--so much ignorance...

I have been holding back on talking about something that has been going on...Well, I noticed a big lump on my right breast and it hurt. So like always, I was quick with my health and made an appointment for a digital mammogram and an ultrasound that was done today. THANK GOD it was nothing...just fibrosis...many women have this! So what is my message? As with anything, with time and early detection, we can save our lives! Don't be scared of whatever the outcome can be and grab the bull by its horns... that is what I do with everything in life! I cant let things be ...NEVER! I chose to live the...

Well, I was told by someone that made a comment on my pic and my personal Facebook profile (which is this one) that although they admired my work and spirit, I shouldn't make HIV so "Fashionista." He went on to tell me that HIV/AIDS is something very serious and a matter of life and death...Well, I have been living with HIV since I was a teen...got infected at 16 in 1989 and diagnosed in 1991. I know what living with HIV is, and I for damn sure know I am more than this virus! Do people really expect people living with HIV/AIDS to look sick and to be suicidal and depressed? Well..NO!! I refuse...

Below is my bilingual Vlog from an ex dissident telling me what happened and I also share some information for those scared of treatment. Video bilingue de un ex disidente que casi muere y algunos consejos mios para aquellas personas que tienen miedo de tomar su medicina para el VIH.

I fall...but I will always pick myself up! I may cry...but I wipe my tears and continue loving and caring. I may have been in dark moments where I felt everything was upside down...but I always know there is a light ! ALWAYS!! Nothing lasts forever...good things or bad things. As I always say, from the darkest places comes the brightest lights. Sometimes we may feel like giving up but that fighting spirit makes us continue and shows us what we are made of. You have 2 choices in life...FIGHT OR GIVE UP! Giving up is not an option We all have struggles and you are not alone. We all have some...

YOU GET TIRED! I know I must give hope and be "positive", but I have been in bed for 2 weeks with a horrible cold! FEVER, CHILLS, COUGH, ACHES, HEADACHE...horrible!! I know we all get colds, but it just sucks when you have a freaking low immune system and multiple things are attacking you!! They also did a culture in the ER when Lisa took me April 18th and found a freaking bacteria ENETEROCOCCUS (E coli) that I was told by my doc during the same situation. :( So I got my results for VL and Tcells today..and THANK GOD I am undetectable! My Tcells did go down a little from the highest they have...