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 grief. From what I see they could never understand...
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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.
I recently came across this news for an upcoming book launch: It has been over 30 years since the onset of the global AIDS epidemic and advances in biomedical research have led to the discovery of effective medicines which for many transformed AIDS...
The Well Project was honored to be the subject of a poster presentation at the Third Interdisciplinary Research Symposium at the San Juan Bautista Medical School
Growing up in the hood in South West Atlanta was one of the hard things for me, especially being HIV-positive.
I have been undetectable of the illness since 2006; except for the stigma and unkind people that leave evident scars on my mental health.
What do you know about the truth? Seriously, I'm asking. What's true for you? How do you define truth?
Blossoming! Every day I'm learning and growing. Although my mind is in PANIC MODE, my heart desires to help others grow! My life isn't peaches and cream but with my love and kindness, I can be sweet as apple pie. Others can't seem to understand how I...
Learn about the groundbreaking GRACE study of HIV+ women and how it successfully enrolled large numbers of women of color in a clinical trial.
A friend of mine was reading my last blog and he said that I should elaborate... I spoke about never really being able to experience sexual freedom...
I talk often about finding the silver lining in the dark times in our lives... ... yet, I am fully aware of how difficult this can be at times.
In one way or another in various tones from forced to cheer to seriousness, at four out of five of my initial appointments after learning that I had HIV, someone made it a point to tell me that I wasn't going to die.
My name is Nakeisa Jackson and I am 30 years old. At age 19, I was diagnosed with HIV.
In honor of National Women and Girls' HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we presented Women, Gender, and Sexuality: Identity, Attraction, Connection, and Community.
In my capacity as a nurse at the clinic I work in, I have occasion to teach nursing students nearing graduation from school.