Indirect Discrimination while HIV Positive
“Can you lend me some money? I still haven’t been paid, and I’ve almost run out of my meds.” Brett hated asking his friends for money, but it seemed to be happening more and [...]
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August 2016
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August 2016
Oh, you don’t need that
“Oh, you don’t need that.” This was the reply from my family GP when I asked for a HIV test for the first time. He was our family doctor and someone who had known [...]
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August 2016
Heading back to work?
It’s my first day on the job! I’ve read through the briefs that were neatly stacked on my desk, acquainted myself with the barista downstairs and now I’m waiting on our computer guy to [...]
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August 2016
Choices and changes
My testing experience was not planned nor was my result expected. In 1988 I was unwell for a long period of time, I lost about three stone in weight, had night sweats and cold [...]
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August 2016
Oh fuck
The sound of my alarm woke me from my sleep. 5:00 am. Time to get up and in the shower. As I lay awake in bed the memories of the weekend rushed through my [...]
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August 2016
Testing positive
My name is Bill and I am now 55 years old, there was a time I didn’t think that I live this long because of HIV, this is the story of my seroconversion. My [...]
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August 2016
Sex and Hep C – What’s the risk?
Several years ago a friend of mine died from complications arising from HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) co-infection. He had never injected drugs and I remember how frustrated he felt by not being believed [...]
