A bittersweet relationship with HIV
My family are everything for me and all the time I have to keep my secret. I try to make sure they never see my tablets or see me going to the clinic.
My family are everything for me and all the time I have to keep my secret. I try to make sure they never see my tablets or see me going to the clinic.
Today it is easier than ever to ‘slip through the cracks’.
Just the thought of telling others I'm living with HIV was really daunting. To be honest, it is still an overwhelming prospect
Treatment for HIV is your best course of action to benefit your health in the long run.
Being a ‘good gay boy', I was tested every six months for HIV and STIs, which in retrospect seemed quite strange as I was almost your quintessential ’40-year-old virgin.’
After going public about being a former NRL Referee, Michael achieved the highest level of the sport while living with HIV the entire time.
One rainy evening, I sat in an a[TEST] clinic on Oxford Street in Sydney stunned and frozen from shock. It was not from the cold.
I was battling the black dog of depression and anxiety and trying to make sense of my diagnosis.
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 fevers.
After putting off testing for HIV, 'Nathan' shares his story when he found out he was HIV positive.