“The persistent cough had lasted weeks; I’d already been to the GP a couple of times with no joy, I… Read more Dreams
Category: My first decade
Posts written and created during the first ten years Alex lived with HIV from the experience of their diagnosis in 2009 to living with HIV in the 2010s.
Make Lemonade
I’ve have been thinking about this blog all week and I still don’t really know what to write. I guess… Read more Make Lemonade
When life gives you lemons
10 months of medication bottles (Truvada, Darunavir and Ritonavir) and a few metres of gaffer tape, et-voilà – a pair… Read more When life gives you lemons
#QPLHIV
This wasn’t a slip of the tongue, a foot-in-mouth episode or an accidental bumble. This choice of words was… Read more #QPLHIV
Conversation
I’m sat within a nest of my unmade bed, scruffy sheets, bumpy pillows and the washing machine vibrating half the… Read more Conversation
LTR
Long Term Relationship: strong, deep, or close association/acquaintance between two or more people. This association may be based on inference,… Read more LTR
Blip?
I usually end Manchester Pride dancing my ass off in Cruz, waking on the Tuesday morning in a drunk stupor… Read more Blip?
Commonwealth of HIV
It’s now widely accepted that HIV originated in Africa and was the result of SIV, a virus found in primates,… Read more Commonwealth of HIV
Generation Game
Hearing that almost 90% of 12-17 year olds taking part in a sexual health survey felt they would never be… Read more Generation Game
MyHIV
99% of my energy today has been focused on staying awake. I’d like to think that’s due to the amount… Read more MyHIV
Alex Sparrowhawk 