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February 22
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Members answered the heartfelt question about their 'unsung heroes' with deeply personal and moving responses, naming partners, family... Read more

Members answered the heartfelt question about their 'unsung heroes' with deeply personal and moving responses, naming partners, family members, friends, and even pets as their pillars of support. Several members shared touching stories, including a husband who educated himself after a diagnosis, a cousin who offered unconditional love regardless of health or identity, and a loyal dog named Hercules. A recurring theme was that everyday acts of showing up, checking in on appointments, asking about medications, and simply listening, matter deeply, while some members honestly shared the quiet pain of facing their journey alone.

A myHIVteam Member

My HIV doctor and her staff and wife

February 22 (edited)
A myHIVteam Member

My dog Hercules

February 22
A myHIVteam Member

My brother and my cousin. They check in about my doctors appointments and they make sure to ask about my meds and they are always there to listen whenever I need to talk! I love them both!

February 22
A myHIVteam Member

Not Really No One,
I鈥檓 on my own dealing with all

February 23
A myHIVteam Member

My mom also saved me from being electrocuted by a high-voltage cable. I went outside to see why the power went out; I was about five feet from the iron gate when she grabbed me by the neck of my shirt with all her might. She can hear, I can't 馃檲馃檲. She's saved me several times, along with my Siberian Husky.

I have two dogs who perhaps sense my hearing impairment and always pull me back from danger.

Mi mam谩 y tambi茅n me salv贸 del peligro de ser electrocutada con un cable de alta tensi贸n, yo sal铆 para ver porque se cort贸 la luz me faltaba un metro y medio para llegar a la puerta de fierro y ella me jal贸 de mi de mi remera del cuello con toda su fuerza, ella si escucha, yo no 馃檲馃檲, me salv贸 en var铆as ocasiones y mi perro siberiano un Husky.
Tengo 2 perros que talvez perciben mi discapacidad auditiva y siempre me jalan de que no avance de alg煤n peligro.

February 23

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