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Alex Sparrowhawk

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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.

Gifts

Posted on November 27, 2016December 29, 2019 by Alex

During another successful National HIV Testing Week I’ve spoken to a lot of different people about my own experiences of… Read more Gifts

The seven-year itch

Posted on November 6, 2016December 29, 2019 by Alex

The early days weren’t the typical honeymoon period And I guess that’s because I saw the situation as serious Reading… Read more The seven-year itch

Acceptance

Posted on October 3, 2016December 29, 2019 by Alex

Over the weekend the media has been in a spin about a ‘breakthrough’ to finding a cure for HIV. The fact is we’re still a… Read more Acceptance

Your voice in your care

Posted on September 11, 2016December 29, 2019 by Alex

A long and busy week – but a really informative and interesting one, especially the last couple of days! On… Read more Your voice in your care

One year

Posted on August 26, 2016December 29, 2019 by Alex

This time last summer I left the comfort of my old workplace, which I loved and had spent eight years developing my career in… Read more One year

The b*stard in my throat

Posted on August 13, 2016December 29, 2019 by Alex

The ‘chesty cough stuff’ didn’t work and I endured the sore throat for a good few more weeks into the Autumn… Read more The b*stard in my throat

It’s not that simple

Posted on August 7, 2016December 29, 2019 by Alex

I take responsibility for my HIV status, I don’t blame myself (or anyone else); accidents happen and unfortunately the consequences of… Read more It’s not that simple

Respect

Posted on June 29, 2016December 29, 2019 by Alex

It’s 10 years since I left Lancaster University, fresh faced and ready to take on the world. I’d probably spent more… Read more Respect

VII

Posted on June 18, 2016December 29, 2019 by Alex

This photo was taken in the summer of 2009, the middle of June and a week after when I believe… Read more VII

Why can’t we see beyond the latex?

Posted on May 31, 2016December 29, 2019 by Alex

NHS England announced this afternoon that it is maintaining the stance that it has no legal power to commission PrEP. As… Read more Why can’t we see beyond the latex?

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