Questions & Answers

Some countries no longer tell you what your CD4 count is if you are undetectable.
If you live in a country that still tells you your CD4 count, what was your last number?

Holidays bring out allot in us.What is it that you wish for... or ...are thankful for,... during this season?❤️🧡💛💚💙💜♥️🙄😏🤗

How do you keep up with your monthly finances, and still stay afloat? I can keep up with my monthly bills, and daily living just fine. Then when the doctor bills come along, I just can't handle it all. So then I'm late on paying bills. I get food stamps and go to food pantries, but that's not enough. Sometimes I get help through HOPWA (housing opportunity people with AIDS), but that's only for 3 months. What kind of help do you get to keep afloat every month, that I could possibly look into.

There have been current and new members who are very interested in meeting each other. Unfortunately, this is a support group virtual platform. Having said that, there have been couples who have met on here and gone on to get married. But there are existing platforms designed to meet and greet other HIV people too.... can you please share with us, which websites they are?

With more of us being isolated more now than ever, what new habits or hobbies have you began or looking to begin?

As we grow older our libido lessens. Trials have proven that HIV in the long-term does lessen our sex drive.
Is sex important to you in your current relationship? Does it play a factor when dating?

When you first got diagnosed with HIV, was you too scared to have sex? How long was it before you had sex with another person? Did you masturbate/play with toys before feeling comfortable to have sex with another people?

With our HIV medication becoming more advanced some of us take other pills for our ailments. How many pills do you take a day?

Let's face it, emergencies happen. Insurance gets dropped, paperwork isn't filed on time, maybe an error on paperwork. There could be a blizzard, tornado, hurricane, or earthquake making your medicine inaccessible. Maybe you kept reminding yourself to refill your meds and you didn't do it soon enough. Do you have extra medicine to get you by until you can get your next refill?