The very beginning

A decade ago memories were triggered by the mention of a place name you once went on holiday, a song… Read more The very beginning

The S Word

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

I’ve not written anything for a while, or more accurately I have written a lot and left the contents of… Read more 80 days of HIV

Scotland is the first nation to make PrEP available in the UK. In just a couple of weeks we will… Read more Scotland says ‘yes’ to PrEP

Merely two weeks into the year and it feels like a lot has happened already. Back to work, into the… Read more Changes

As the end of the year approaches I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one glad to be getting off… Read more 2016

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 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

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

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