While the reasons are unclear, studies have shown that, in the general population, women are two times more likely to experience depression than men. Further, women living with HIV across the gender spectrum are even more likely than women in...
A Girl Like Me
A Girl Like Me (AGLM), a program of The Well Project, is a blog where women across the gender spectrum can share their experiences and promote understanding of HIV. Millions of women around the globe are living with HIV, yet many feel they are alone in their disease and isolated in their day-to-day experiences. The goals of AGLM are to help normalize HIV; and to create a safe space for women living with HIV from around the world to speak out and share their experiences – with each other, and with those seeking a support community.
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Educational moment! Maria, are you an AIDS patient? Answer: NO ? We are people living with HIV! AIDS means that your immune system has been broken down and a person may be very ill! Many people with #HIV are full...
**Content Warning** This piece discusses suicidal ideation as well as eating disorders. Please click here for information about getting help. When we arrived at Chipotle, I ordered exactly what my co-worker ordered in front of me because she was also...
Today marks my 34 year battle with HIV! I never thought I would make it this far! Thank you to all that have helped me and taught me in this journey to be a better human being. ❤️ I want...
After putting it off for the last couple of years because of Covid and moving, and my anxiety around doctors and fearing bad news, I have finally begun catching up with my well appointments. I ALWAYS make my HIV care...
Being open on social media and helping different individuals can be quite a challenge sometimes. Recently I was approached by a man for information about HIV diagnosis. He claimed to know his HIV status and apparently he was exposed during...
Hello, I am "Carefree soul," residing in Maharastra in a city called Nagpur. I am a girl working in the medical fraternity, living and loving a simple life, aiming high. I belong to a middle class family with high aspirations...
I want to thank everyone that has wished me a happy birthday! Every year is a miracle to me! I was given at maximum to live till the age of 28 and I am a proud 49-year-old today. ❤️ I...
I wanted to be an electrical engineer. Then, at 14 years old, I was told I am HIV positive. Many young girls and women do vividly remember how they were told about their HIV diagnosis. Perhaps this news changed them...
I've experienced grief a few times throughout my life for different reasons. I was not prepared for the grief I would feel after my grandfather died. I lost my grandfather to cancer in April of last year. Just five days...
