Today I mark a day in my life that I will remember forever, it is eight years since I received… Read more The S Word
Category: Stigma

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

Acceptance
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

One year
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

Respect
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
This photo was taken in the summer of 2009, the middle of June and a week after when I believe… Read more VII
The domino effect
With almost 3,500 people accessing HIV care, a rate of 15 HIV diagnoses per 1,000 of the population and the… Read more The domino effect

Let’s have a conversation…
Every bit of time and energy we all put into this “WAD” will be hindered by four letters. It is… Read more Let’s have a conversation…
It’s our 6th annHIVersary!
I’ve woken up to a cloudy, pretty miserable November morning in Salford but I’m feeling upbeat and motivated for the… Read more It’s our 6th annHIVersary!
A real spooky fact this Halloween
With the latest HIV figures for the UK released by Public Health England only a week ago it would be… Read more A real spooky fact this Halloween