Living With HIV

Living with HIV Twenty-five years ago, a diagnosis of HIV meant that death was just around the corner. Today, an individual receiving that same diagnosis can expect to live a lengthy life -- maybe not the life he or she had envisioned, but life just the same. Thanks to advances in modern medicine and medical care, HIV/AIDS has become a chronic, yet manageable disease. However, it is still an impoverishing one that can literally turn peoples lives upside down. Individuals are faced with the high cost of medicine and doctors visits, not to mention the horrible side effects that often accompany the medication. And one more thing. There is no cure. For the past 15 years, HIV Alliance has been supporting people living with HIV/AIDS and preventing new infections. We focus our attention on many areas, including prevention, education and client services. For all of our programs, there is a core value of non-judgment. We are not really concerned with how people contracted HIV. Rather, we are more concerned with helping people get the treatment and services they need to lead better lives. It is our continued belief that someday we will live in a community that is free of HIV and AIDS.

HIV Alliance is here to help!

http://www.hivalliance.org

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[marketeer551]

These are three very courageous people. Their stories are heartbreaking.

[21goonette21]

This is why you dont f u c k people you dont know and if your do use a damn condom

[502belinda]

@marketeer551 I think living with HIV is a hard job but I dont find these 3 people typical of most HIV people.

[zombiesandaliens]

@AlyetAJ Its backward minded people like you, that make others fear this disease so much, due to the stigma. If it weren't for people like you that spread this stigma, then many more people would get tested, giving them time to make their decisions and live longer and healthier lives, even with a hiv positive diagnosis. It would also mean, if they got tested, that they are much less likely to pass on the disease.

It takes one mistake to contract HIV. All people make mistakes. We're human.

[AlyetAJ]

HIV/AIDS is a disease, NOT a form of diversity, spread among sex addicts. Medicine only increases the spread of HIV. HIV will not quit spreading until we start exterminating its hosts.

[Michael1812able]

After living with HIV now for nearly 26 years - things haven't really changed. Yes medicine enables a person living with HIV to lead a "normal" or at least near normal a lifestyle as they can. But discrimination and prejudice still exists in our society. It is the HIV Alliance that helps and supports people living with HIV and doing so enable people to be more active and out about their status. This is a good thing, but often very brave as individuals fear coming out as this clip describes.