A life lived in Fear is a life half lived
On Wednesday 24 April 2002 at 7.30am I got a call from my doctor saying the blood test had come back and that he had to see me. I said to him “It’s positive isn’t it? Otherwise you wouldn’t call me.” …
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When it comes to taking Medication
When it comes to taking Medication. When do you start, or when not to start. This is a decision that needs to be an educated and supported one, and I believe is also an individual one. Ask your HIV Doctor all the questions …
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The Pills Are Alive
I was living in Auckland, NZ when I was diagnosed with HIV in the mid 90s and the prognosis was still, even then, pretty much terminal. AZT was the only treatment prospect and it’s toxicity seemed at least as problematic as HIV itself. …
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On Purpose, the Return of Passion
When I was first diagnosed early September in 2007 I was 21. I was petrified of medication as my best friend was on medication and I watched him struggle with side effects which would make him house bound due to the unpredictable nature …
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DO YOU LIVE OUTSIDE BRISBANE? We’re visiting Hervey Bay, Bundaberg and Rockhampton too!
Do you find that issues or circumstances are affecting your health and wellbeing? For people living in regional areas, support may not be as accessible as in the city. The QPP Treatment and Management Support program provides regular visits to areas …
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Do you live outside of Brisbane?
Do you find that issues or circumstances are affecting your health and wellbeing? For people living in regional areas, support may not be as accessible as in the city. The QPP Treatment and Management Support program provides regular visits to areas …
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Revolutionary New WHO Guidelines command world access to early HIV treatment and PrEP
Overview September 2015: The World Health Organization has released updated Guideline on when to start ART and PrEP for HIV reflecting the realities and research that demonstrate all of the benefits offered by access to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs. The updated guidelines …
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How relevant are serosorting and condoms in the age of TasP and PrEP?
So we have all heard the phrase ‘HIV is different now’, but what does this actually mean? Different now? Different how? We are now living in a world where HIV is a chronic manageable condition and where people with an AIDS …
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Female condom or internal condom – that is the question?
Regardless of what we call them, many people still have no idea what we might be talking about when discussing the female or internal condom. I am not talking about a dental dam. The female condom and internal condom are the …
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Skipping your Pills? … Adherence is more complex than that…
I admit to pinching the title…and adding to it…from an ACON campaign in the early era of the Australian HIV epidemic when taking treatment was complex, time consuming and difficult to tolerate. I still have the campaign fridge magnet. It’s an …
