Rescue/Salvage Therapy: First Person
 A Day in the Life: Nelson Vergel on Wellness, Worry and Multidrug-Resistant HIV (Video) (October 16, 2012)
"I never had an undetectable viral load until three years ago," says longtime treatment activist Nelson Vergel. Between HIV meds and supplements, Nelson takes about 45 pills a day -- and he's on the last available HIV drug combination he can try. Nelson shares how he stays fit, relaxed and on top of his complicated regimen -- and how he keeps perspective, and manages his fears.
From TheBody.com
 A Day in the Life Video Series: Two Longtime HIV Survivors Share Love and Support (June 19, 2012)
From TheBody.com
- Monday Reflection: Born to Fight ...: A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (October 11, 2010)
I can't even describe the uphill battle living with this disease. ... And if someone tries to tell you it's a walk in the park, they are lying. HIV/AIDS is complicated and treatment is complicated.
From TheBody.com
- Eight Characteristics of Long-Term Survivors of HIV/AIDS: A Blog Entry by Terri Wilder, M.S.W. (July 6, 2009)
Includes video interviews of long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS.
From Terri Wilder
- The "Secrets" of Long-Term HIV Survivors (September/October 2008)
No longer an oxymoron.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Nelson From Houston: Activist Since 1986 (May 2007)
In This Positive Life, from TheBody.com
- Profiles in Courage: Reverend Frederick Batiste (April 8, 2007)
From TheBody.com
- Rescue Me (March/April 2007)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Lazarus Returns: Tales of Rescue Therapy in a New Era of HIV Treatment (March/April 2007)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Half Century: Turning Fifty Hasn't Detracted From Surviving AIDS (September/October 2006)
Matt Sharp explores his feelings about reaching the half-century mark.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Resisting Resistance: A Long-Term Survivor's Search for a Regimen That Works (Spring 2006)
To read PDF, click here.
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Going to Extremes to Stay Alive (July/August 2004)
Most experts don't recommend joining a clinical trial just to get the latest experimental drugs, but that's exactly what Matt Sharp did -- and he has no regrets.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Positive Empowerment: I Get Blessings, I Get Lesson (July/August 2003)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Hanging In (Summer 2003)
Sue Gibson, R.N., a clinical trials coordinator in Dallas, Texas, writes about her 14 years on HIV meds.
To read PDF, click here.
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Just Point Me in the Right Direction (Summer 2003)
Before her diagnosis, Ellen Hahn wouldn't even take an aspirin.
To read PDF, click here.
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- My Sordid Antiviral Past (Summer 2003)
By Carlton Hogan, an employee of the Statistical and Data Management Center of the Community Programs for Clinical Programs on AIDS.
To read PDF, click here.
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Finding the Right Fit (Summer 2003)
Shelley Singer, an HIV/AIDS educator, public speaker and activist in the San Fernando Valley, has lived through several grueling regimens.
To read PDF, click here.
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Happy Holidays? (Summer 2003)
Nancy Soto, a married New Jersey mother of two living with HIV, writes about her six years on meds and one disastrous drug holiday.
To read PDF, click here.
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- A Personal Perspective: Twenty Years and Counting (Winter 2000/2001)
Paul Muller was diagnosed in 1980 and never expected to survive.
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
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