HIV diagnosis

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"What's changed?" is a question I've asked myself at least once every day since the diagnosis. What has changed about me? My answer is always the same: I'm the same ole Destiny. But in all reality, I...

Submitted on: Sep 25, 2019

Princess Diana once said. "HIV does not make people dangerous to know. You can shake their hands and give them a hug. Heaven knows they need it." When people hear "HIV" they automatically think of...

Submitted on: Sep 23, 2019

I've always been one to believe everything happens for a reason. And I do believe, if not anything, God put HIV in my life because he knows I can reach others.

Submitted on: Sep 4, 2019

A quick recap to catch those of you up who do not know my story. I diagnosed positive for HIV in 1996. I was 21 and began dating the man who became my husband when I was 19. That is not why I was on...

Submitted on: Sep 4, 2019

Never would I ever think that I would be the one telling the story from this side. But they told us never to say never anyways, so I guess that is where I first went wrong. The second misstep happened...

Submitted on: Aug 29, 2019

My grandson ran in his first Spartan race on Sunday, and as my eyes followed him, I thought how amazing this was that this could be a metaphor for all the challenges that so many of us have before we realize that we are all so unique

Submitted on: Jul 26, 2019

Each day we make thousands of tiny decisions that impact our day, our week, our year, and maybe even our life.

Submitted on: Jun 28, 2019

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a community town hall meeting hosted by a local AIDS organization via Facebook live.

Submitted on: Jun 27, 2019

"Family isn't always blood. It's the people in your life who want you in theirs. The ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile, and who love you no matter...

Submitted on: Jun 8, 2019
Wanona Thomas, smiling.

The Well Project interviews Wanona Thomas, Community Advisory Board member and A Girl Like Me blogger.

Submitted on: May 21, 2019

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