Taking HIV/AIDS Treatment: Personal Accounts
Justin saw too many of his friends die because they stopped taking HIV treatment. Read his story here.
 Undetectable? Whaaaat? A Blog Entry by Rev. Andrena Ingram (March 29, 2013)
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 Cocktail Anyone? When to Start HIV Meds ... or Not: A Blog Entry by Frankie Ninja (January 19, 2013)
"I needed to be in a psychological place where I understood and accepted that from that day forward until my dying day, I would have to take a 'cocktail' of pills ... every day and without fail."
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 Timothy Brown: First Man Cured of HIV Talks to POZ I AM Radio -- A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (July 6, 2012)
"This past month some controversy has been stirring among scientists, activists and the media due to developments in the case of the Berlin Patient. Timothy hopes to share his story and clear up some rumors."
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 My Horrific Seven Months: A Blog Entry by ScotCharles (June 13, 2012)
"I have been careening from one health issue to another and haven't had the strength to write. I have learned quite a lot from these illnesses. I am still struggling to reckon the past seven months."
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 Meds Today: A Blog Entry by Brandon Lacy Campos (June 9, 2012)
"With dinner, because Complera requires a meal of at least 400 calories, I will take my first pill."
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 An HIV Nonprogressor Starts Meds; or HIV Sucks: A Blog Entry by Brandon Lacy Campos (June 6, 2012)
"I ain't dying. ... I ain't sick. So far from it. I get to start a new state-of-the-art med ... I AM SO FUCKING BLESSED. And today, I broke the fuck down."
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- The Road to Success (March/April 2012)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
 I Get Tested Too! A Blog Entry by Rev. Andrena Ingram (January 23, 2012)
"What my blood is tested for: How are the medications affecting my liver? What is my hemoglobin? My viral load? My CD4 Count? How is my cholesterol? What's going on with my red and white blood cells? ... Having HIV is not just popping pills. There are regular doctor visits, lab reports and I am truly amazed that any of us (my brothers and sisters) have any blood left."
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 Hospital Drama! A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (December 27, 2011)
"I resented having to give this information in the lobby of the hospital ER to the security guard no less. I resented the security guard and the freaking nurse who thought my bloody ass arm was no big deal. But mostly, I resented HIV. How dare it embarrass me, right now at this time and place."
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 Being Honest Even When You're Scared and Complera Update: A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (December 21, 2011)
"When you are public about what you have you tend to not be public about when you are scared or when it doesn't seem like it is going to get any better. I've not been telling everyone that my VL shot up and my T cells went down again. I was scared and all I can say is that I'm only human."
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