Inspiring Stories: General Family

What's Normal Anyway? (Regularly Updated)
From TheBody.com
Spending Time With My Foster Son (January 27, 2013)
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This Positive Life: An Interview With Peter and Kathy McLoyd (December 22, 2012)
While many believe HIV is a challenge too big for a couple to overcome, nothing could be further from the truth for the McLoyds. Their love is a glue stronger than HIV, and it is crystal clear that they are each other's hero.
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Monday Reflection: Balancing Hurt, Accepting the Seasons -- A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (October 15, 2012)
"When someone alters your life without your permission ... you are faced with very hard decisions of how do you balance the thing that has happened to you with the person who has done it."
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A Letter From My Dad Regarding Life Challenges, My New Career Path and My Recent Award: A Blog Entry by Kevin Maloney (August 26, 2012)
"You exuded so much confidence and passion in the speech you delivered at the award ceremony. You'll always be my kid, but you have grown into a strong man, and I was honored to be part of a milestone in this new journey of your life."
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A Day in the Life Video Series: Two Longtime HIV Survivors Share Love and Support (June 19, 2012)
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Now for More on My Learning: A Blog Entry by Alive2 (May 10, 2012)
"I knew I had to take this stuff very seriously. The whole thing put my wife and me on an unstable path, which I was mainly the person who was responsible for the whole issue. We had a very difficult time for a few months, especially while she waited for her results to come back for a confirmation she wasn't infected."
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When Life Gives Us Lemons, Make Some Orange Juice (April 25, 2012)
"They did a test for HIV ... Being married and all, I felt there was no way I could catch anything STD-wise. I'd never cheated, and we'd been married for seven years and had four children already. I was thinking they were just driving up the bill on me ... That's when I found out I was in fact HIV positive."
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My Early Strength: A Blog Entry by Rev. Andrena Ingram (April 15, 2012)
"A lot of people always compliment me about how strong I am, in my disease. This was not always the case. In truth, it is because of my children. Most of us, if we cannot find the strength to live for ourselves, carry on expressly for our children."
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Love Times Love: A Blog Entry by Reggie Smith (March 27, 2012)
"As a heterosexual man of color living with AIDS and hep C, I am aware of the level of homophobia that exists in my community. I DO NOT subscribe to those fears in any way, and will continue to spread love and information in an attempt to dispel those fears, while promoting healing."
From TheBody.com
A Brother Lost to AIDS Lights the Way (February 19, 2012)
From AIDS Foundation of Chicago
The "My Fabulous Disease" Holiday Spectacular! A Video Blog Entry by Mark S. King (December 7, 2011)
"My family was enthusiastically participating in a video about my life with HIV. And they were much more concerned with choosing a fun holiday outfit than being publicly associated with their HIV-positive relative. For them, the interviews I would do with them about my HIV status, well, that was the easy part. … I am an extremely blessed and fortunate man."
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A Mother's Love for Her HIV-Positive Son: A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (October 27, 2011)
"Sometimes I get personal e-mails about my blog and I haven’t really shared them with you all. But I think I will start to do so ... I received this e-mail from a woman I'm going to call Amanda. She and her son discovered he was HIV positive and this letter made me cry ... twice."
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Inspiration: A Blog Entry by Sarah Sacco (October 14, 2011)
"For those of us who struggle each day, who face challenges (and who doesn't?) and who sometimes wonder how to keep on going, this story gives inspiration. Won't you watch it, too?"
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Homesick: A Blog Entry by Brooke Davidoff (September 8, 2011)
"How do you make friends when the majority of things on your mind are HIV, Death, Bills, Baby Stuff and Baseball? I realize I'm in a cave socially and I cling to the dream of moving home to get myself out."
From TheBody.com
After a Decade Apart, a Dad Tells His Daughter He Has HIV (August 18, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Be the Chair of Your Own Board: Advice Before Starting Treatment -- A Blog Entry by Khafre Abif (August 17, 2011)
"As a librarian I was heavy into research and worked to find out as much as I could about the current treatments available. ... I trusted myself, my God and my instincts to make the decisions I felt were best for me."
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A Bisexual, HIV-Positive, Single Father of Five: A Video Blog Entry by Jermaine Wright (August 13, 2011)
"My name is Jermaine Wright and I am a bisexual, HIV-positive, single father of five. If that's not a jaw dropper for ya, I had one of my children while being HIV positive. Here is how it started ..."
From TheBody.com
For Dad: "I Am the Man My Father Built" (June 16, 2011)
From MyFabulousDisease.com
Homophobia and HIV Risk: What's Family Got to Do With It? (June 9, 2011)
If we're to talk seriously about reducing HIV risk among our LGBT brothers and sisters, we have to talk about homophobia within families. In this groundbreaking two-part conversation, we talk with three experts and advocates about the problem -- and how to fix it.
From TheBody.com
Canada: AIDS Caravan Visits City (November 5, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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