Ageing with HIV
Little is known about the health and social needs of HIV positive people growing older with HIV but also the effects of HIV on ageing - or of ageing on HIV.
From the Dec-Jan 2011 issue of Talkabout
Now in his mid-50s, Ross Duffin has been integrally involved in the politics of HIV/AIDS since news of the virus first broke in the early '80s. In this first part of a wide-ranging conversation, Ross speaks to Susan Ardill about his early days at ACON, the antibody-testing debate of the mid-1980s, the 'sero-divide' and the terrible years when the epidemic hit hard in Sydney.
Tags: Ageing with HIV, Living with HIV
From the Apr-May 2010 issue of Talkabout
David Patient reflects on living with HIV for 27 years and offers some practical tips for a healthy mind, body and soul.
Tags: Ageing with HIV, Living with HIV
From the Apr-May 2010 issue of Talkabout
Ross Duffin watched highlights of the 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) online and reflects on the changing landscape of HIV medical care.
Tags: Ageing with HIV, Living with HIV
From the Oct-Nov 2009 issue of Talkabout
Living with HIV has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. As treatments have improved, our life expectancy has slowly risen and is approaching that of people without HIV. As a result, we are now more likely to live into our senior years and this means we have to consider a new challenge: ageing with HIV.
Tags: Ageing with HIV, Living with HIV
From the Oct-Nov 2009 issue of Talkabout
Ross Duffin ponders the meaning of living long term with HIV and what we can do to address the challenges of ageing with HIV.
Tags: Ageing with HIV, Living with HIV
From the Oct-Nov 2009 issue of Talkabout
Since my last article in the April–May edition, I have been on brain-penetrating antiretroviral medication for close to 12 months now. The change in the clarity of my memory and thinking has been remarkable. But all has not been smooth. David follows up on his article in Talkabout 164 about living with HIV dementia.
Tags: Ageing with HIV, Medical conditions affecting people with HIV
Simple Pleasures builds on material presented in our booklet GETTING ON WITH IT AGAIN Living longer with HIV. The workshop is designed to be used with HIV positive peer support groups or in HIV support groups facilitated by healthcare workers.
GETTING ON WITH IT AGAIN acknowledges the challenges faced by people living longer with HIV and their resilience in meeting those challenges. This booklet is based on stories and interviews and shares some strategies for change and enhancing quality of life.
From the Oct-Nov 2007 issue of Talkabout
This story is part of the PLWHA NSW education campaign on living longer with HIV called Getting on with it (again).
Tags: Ageing with HIV, Gay men, Living with HIV
