Getting tested and diagnosed

"Don't go through what I have because of ignorance or fear..."

"I had no reason to think I might be HIV positive..."

"One test three years ago would have saved me being really ill."
 

"If I were the sort of person who didn't get tested, I would have continued until I got sick from the infection."

"I thought I might as well live one day at a time."
 

"I felt incredibly guilty and blamed myself for becoming positive."

"It was one of the most terrifying moments of my life. I think I just fainted and started crying, crying, crying."
 

"I ignored the truth..."

"They caught it just in time - if I could turn back the clock and have a test earlier, I would."

"My boyfriend of three years and I plan to remain together and have children once I have finished university."