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"In order for you to combat HIV successfully, you've got to say, 'You know what? This is my body, this is my life. I'm not going to stop living.'"
On Dec. 10, 2010, Autumn Preusser found out she was HIV positive. In this 10-part blog series, she shares her confusion, her frustration, her strength and her hope.
"If we are meeting to date ... I usually start by asking them if they know their HIV status, and then we go from there. In this day and age if you don't know your status, you're not the person for me."
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Enrique Franco, 
Keith Green, 
These easy-to-read resources from TheBody.com will walk you through the first steps to take in your life with HIV. 
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These excellent guides from Project Inform will help you adjust to your diagnosis and prepare for what comes next.
"If I were diagnosed [during acute infection] -- and very few people are, sadly -- I would probably start HIV treatment right away and then when the dust settles decide what to do about it for long term. "