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My First HIV Christmas
Despite being HIV positive for two and half years this was my first Christmas celebration since my HIV diagnosis. I chose to spend Christmas alone and thoroughly enjoyed it with good food, wine, Christmas pudding and nostalgic television.
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“Two plane tickets, one for me and one for my HIV”!
As turning 40 was fast approaching I booked a getaway to Barcelona. Leaving the UK for the first time since my HIV diagnosis & having to take my medication through airport security.
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23 Days to HIV
It was due to social platforms, technology, and confiding in a friend that I was able to create a day-by-day account from the very moment I acquired HIV to the moment I was diagnosed HIV positive.