Thursday, April 12, 2018

HIV News Headlines April 12th 2018

Infected and Invisible
U.S. News & World Report Apr 11, 2018
Campus Guide Focuses on HIV Prevention and Treatment
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education 2h ago
How Apple's helping to fight HIV and AIDS with red iPhone 8's
Mashable Apr 10, 2018
RELATED COVERAGE
(PRODUCT)RED™ - iPhone 8 Special Edition - Apple
Most Referenced Apple 12h ago
Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Infecting 2 Women With HIV
U.S. News & World Report 11h ago
US Leadership On HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria At 'Tipping Point'
Kaiser Family Foundation 9h ago
WHO Rejects Reports Of New HIV Strain In The Philippines
Asian Scientist Magazine 17h ago
Former Greenacres cop convicted in HIV exposure case
Palm Beach Post Apr 11, 2018


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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Kaletra by Nancy D - A poem on HIV

HIV Awareness

I know that soon,
will come my last breath.
I find it a privilege,
To grieve my own death.
I think about how
the infection spreads…
as all of my memories,
painfully unthread.
Nothing else now,
seems like much of a threat.
Not fully alive,
but still not dead yet.
While in denial,
I tried to escape.
The only answer I had
Is "I have made a mistake."
Trying to grab a hold of time,
This process takes so long.
Dear Death,
I’ve feared you all along.
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‘I don’t feel like I’m a threat anymore.’ New HIV guidelines are changing lives.

  
Mark S. King, right, who is HIV positive and is considered noninfectious with proper antiretrovial treatment, is seen at home with his husband, Michael Mitchell, on Nov. 22, 2017, in Baltimore. (William P. O'Leary/Washington D.C.)
Last year, Chris Kimmenez and his wife asked their doctors a simple question. Could Chris, who has been HIV positive since 1989 but keeps the virus in check through medication, transmit it sexually to Paula?
They were pretty sure they knew the answer. Married for more than 30 years, they had not always practiced safe sex, but Paula showed no signs of having the virus.
Their physicians were less certain. "They had a conversation, and they did some research on it," Kimmenez said. "They came back to us and said there may still be a risk, but we're comfortable enough" that unprotected sex is safe. "We knew that all along," said Kimmenez, 56, who works with ex-offenders in Philadelphia.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

HIV Dating Etiquette 101

Posted this ad on the "rants and raves" section of my local Craigslist. Trying to educate my community.


I have as usual got a lot of emails thanking me or questions asked that give me the opportunity to educate but of course a few idiots have to send their hate emails as well...





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Saturday, February 17, 2018

Adding HIV to the mix is just disaster for some of us.

This is both touching and familiar. Familiar to anyone who has been living with HIV for a length of time I assume. A great read none the less, I highly recommend.

http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/gay-loneliness/