My First USCHA Experience

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HIVictorious and Porchia Dees at USCHA.

I attended the 2023 USCHA conference in Washington DC last week. All I can is wow...what an experience. Backstory: I have been out of the HIV loop for quite a few years. (My other life took over.) However, I could never forget that HIV is a big part of my life, as much as I subconsciously put it on the backburner. I received an email from the lovely Porchia Dees, encouraging me to apply for a scholarship to attend. I quickly looked at my schedule and made a plan in my head on how it could work (time off request, sitter for my daughter) and applied right away. Those were always my barriers to getting involved in a lot of things, let alone travelling away from home for a week. I decided that I wanted to be a part of this and I'm so glad it all came true. Continue reading... 

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Submitted by arnoldmom
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Thank you for sharing your experience!! There was something so visceral and palpable in your experience sharing! I really just wanted to celebrate life, love, survival, courage and tenacity.. I don't even know you personally and I'm so glad you had this experience!

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