Getting treatment and care

"They wouldn't touch me because of my HIV."

"The long term damage of the virus, with or without medication, can make your life hell."
 

"My life became a whirlwind after that; medicines, another hospital stay, and having to fight my employer to have time off to see my doctor."

"I was diagnosed HIV positive back in 2002 and had probably had HIV for over a decade."

"One dentist kept cancelling the appointment..."

"After the initial shock, life returned to normal."

"After feeling sorry for myself for a few months, I picked myself up and have never looked back."

"The word 'positive' seems to be the right word to describe me!"

"The HIV specialist social worker's there to help you."

"HIV initially impacted my life in a big way as I didn't understand what was going on, or what was going to happen to me."