Off to read article after dinner. Anxious to read struggles/triumphs of my fellow travelers. Newly diagnosed, please remember that ALL long termers, once sat where you sit. Filled with fear, nobody to talk to, family/friends turned backs but, we've survived. And thank God, you will also!

Amen ,i was tested in febuary 2017 and was HIV postive .I hope for many more years to come ,I hope for many more years for every one . i will be age 50 next year.

I wasn't tested until 1986 but am sure I contracted the virus in 1980. My partner at the time was one of the first diagnosed. I'm a long-term elite nonprogressor that only started taking a preventive drug during the last 10 months. I do have a couple of problems that could be attributed to having the virus in my body for so long. God bless you. May we both have many more.

Amen!
37 years for me, and hoping for many more. ❤️

No need to thank me. Thank @A myHIVteam Member. She asked a question that I was trying to research and that's how I came across this article. If it wasn't for her, I would have never came across it to share it in the first place.