‘Angry’ would describe my afternoon and evening yesterday. Read an article online stating that the THT boss believes there is… Read more Ignorance: lack of knowledge, information, or education.
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.
A wonderful surprise
Just a quick note whilst I am still writing my next entry. I am off for a few days this… Read more A wonderful surprise
World AIDS Day
Yesterday I experienced World AIDS Day as an ‘out’ positive person for the first time. Twitter is an amazing avenue… Read more World AIDS Day
“It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS…
…but no one should die of ignorance.” Elizabeth Taylor I’m writing this fairly late because as per my Wednesday routine… Read more “It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS…
National HIV Testing Week
The HIV/AIDS Catch 22: Telling those living with HIV that they will live a normal life whilst at the same… Read more National HIV Testing Week
Pill Popping
I’ve spent the past few posts talking about my life with HIV from a personal and social perspective and thought… Read more Pill Popping
“The most terrible poverty is loneliness”
This has been a long week. Feels like Monday was months ago and I have no particular ideas as to… Read more “The most terrible poverty is loneliness”
You know my hips don’t lie
I should be at a Zumba class but the instructor had to cancel tonight so I thought I’d use the… Read more You know my hips don’t lie
Going ‘viral’
For a long time I had been thinking about telling more than just my close friends or family about my… Read more Going ‘viral’
Disclosure on the third anniversary of my diagnosis
“Three years ago today I walked out of a clinic with the knowledge that I was HIV positive. To say… Read more Disclosure on the third anniversary of my diagnosis
Alex Sparrowhawk 