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Illustration by Lena Gacek
I was diagnosed back in 1993. I was angry for a very long time. Depending on what is going on in my life, sometimes I am still angry. How I found out was when a doctor 'screwed up' because I was with a man for three years and he did not disclose his status. I had taken this man to the hospital because he was having some problems. His mouth was swollen, and he was coughing up stuff so I took him to the hospital because he could barely breathe. They took him to get chest X-Rays and he was gone for a while. The doctor took me into his office and disclosed what doctors are not supposed to disclose since it is up to the patient to do so. Continue reading...
