Van, friend, thank you for your question. As I read through it, I realized the thought and history that you managed so eloquently to write down into words. What you have said and written is true. Having lost a best friend, several friends and family members and now my self inflicted with a virus, that has not seen a cure as of today. It's true the complications and the inflictions of the side effects do drain us socially mentally and spiritually. But we can never lose hope, for it is we, the elders, the mentors who must continue the fight for funding, clinical trials, social services, social and political affirmation of who We are. With the new medications of today, this new generation has not seen the grief and death that we saw back in the 70s and 80s and early 90s. I fight my loneliness in my own spirit, in my own safe place, so that when I venture outward I can show and share the life baton with others, either less fortunate or more fortunate than I. The younger generation needs us and we need them if we are to find a world free of HIV....🌈🌈🌈🌈💚💛🧡💜💖💙 Much love. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. I also belong to SAGE, it is a group for seniors with HIV also members in the LGBT community. Look for denominations of this group in your area 👍👍👍👍🌈🌈🌈❤️🤗

Being apart of the newer generation that’s battling HIV/Aids I appreciate the hurdles, fight, support and knowledge passed on. Y’all are never alone. Thank you

@A myHIVteam Member I was doing OK when living in the city working with young males doing life coaching.
Living in a rural setting with a group of people that find pleasure in hours of malicious gossip isolated me further.
My best friend, his wife and closest friends live in Vancouver.
My love interest has been a friend first for 28 years and adopted a youth I volunteered with, both know my status but live in Saskatchewan.
The solitude creates stress to depression
I do not permit HIV to personally define me but that’s me fighting a population.

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You have us🌈🌈👍🌈🤗❤️😃💖💜🧡💛👍

Van, I feel like you have written that request out of my thoughts. Everyday is a constant battle with the loneliness. Fortunately, I am still able to work full time so that gives me the option of being with the people in my office but when the days over, it's home to my Mother and the same ole 4 walls. I haven't been in any kind of relationship in 11 yrs, friends or otherwise. Ever once in a while it would be nice to have someone put there arms around me and tell me it's going to be okay. I'm with you abut watching a LGBTQ film, it brings me to tears knowing that I will probably never have that again.