HIV fame: the ego gift that keeps on giving
They talk HIV, they dream HIV, they breathe HIV… and it’s not all mint fresh. A new breed is marching the streets of the CD4 town: the self-instigated benefactors of this world. They are good-doers…
They talk HIV, they dream HIV, they breathe HIV… and it’s not all mint fresh. A new breed is marching the streets of the CD4 town: the self-instigated benefactors of this world. They are good-doers…
Something, something, silver lining. You know what I realise I haven’t done yet? The compulsory seen-everywhere-else “My diagnosis” blog entry. Duh, I should have started with that! Truth be told, I prefer opinion pieces over write-your-heart-out ones.…
“Don’t discriminate against me but, please, allow me to do so.” It’s something I’ve seen for a while now. On and off. This week, I’ve seen it twice. People saying: « I am HIV positive so…
The two and a half things I use to keep HIV in check. Here is the thing about HIV: you spend your time pretending it’s not affecting you, whilst making sure you never forget it’s…
…not only those in a chem-fuelled orgy. I went to the clinic recently for my quarterly HIV check-up. Business as usual. As part of a study, I had to fill in a lifestyle questionnaire. It…
So HIV doesn’t define you but your username is HIVpositiveViralLoadCD4 ? Well, that makes sense… You want to see a short answer page on Google? Try « HIV defines me ». It’ll come up with 5 results.…
And no, it’s not just about you. Misconceptions are interesting, once you notice them. The hardest part, however, is to do so. Here is (a common?) one. That HIV-positive people have done something “wrong” to…
Borrowing words from Dederich’s rehab centre never felt more appropriate. As of 10.30pm today, or maybe 11pm, I shall take my first -but definitely not last- dose of Atripla, one anti retroviral drug combination. It’s…
Be warned, there is not structure to this entry. It’s a mess. Completely. Ready? Set. Go! Ah, humour. The sense of it. Having one. Lacking one. About HIV. Unjumble and you might get a coherent…
Time for 800 word date application letters? Professionally, I’ve been lucky. Very lucky, even. Every time I have been to a job interview, I’ve been offered the job. Having just written that, I bet I…