Last month I celebrated 3 years of finding out my status. This month I will celebrate 4 years of being infected. I can tell you that because I went back through my life and mapped out the times when the symptoms first started & the person I was sleeping with at the time. Roughly, 1 in 6 people in the U.S. don’t know their status. The date most ppl celebrate as being diagnosed is the date that they were informed of their status. It takes HIV antibodies around 90 days to start showing up in the body. That’s why it’s recommended you get tested every 3-6 months. It’s still a lot of people out here having condomless sex. Condomless sex is the new term for people who like to have sex without using protection. I am in a much better place than I was when I found out 3 years ago. I still experience depression & dark days but I don’t dwell in them. I find ways to bring myself out of them. Whatever storm you are going through it’s only that, a storm. Storms don’t last foreve...
I am opening up the doors in my life to let you in and show you that no matter what you are going through, you will make it! Life is hard but I have faith that you can do it. Climb those mountains, wipe those tears away and push on! Remember I love you!!!