This garden, created by award-winning designer Matthew Childs, serves as a powerful symbol of the progress made in the fight against HIV since the 1980s.
After I got my diagnosis, I automatically started to apply what I knew, to ask questions, to better understand. You might not believe it, but we're still so far behind in terms of information.
Many may be able to relate that diagnosis day is rarely filled with happy memories. As time goes on, we cope and come to terms with our diagnosis and live out our bad ass lives, but there's still always that reminder.
Becoming a nurse taught me how to live with HIV.
I just turned 51 on April 11, and I'm still here, with all the ups and downs, but fighting like the warrior that I am.
I felt that at one point in my life, there were so many things that were getting tossed at me that were built to just destroy a person. But I got through it.
Get basic information about tests for resistance, tropism, and viral load – what they are, when you need them, and how they are used.
Did you just test positive for HIV? Look here for help on next steps, normal feelings, and finding support.
You don't have to go through having HIV or AIDS alone. Even if you don't have them, create your own extended family.
Stigma is deadlier than the disease itself, and the top driver of HIV stigma, in my opinion, is the church.