... "The moment I received my official diagnosis, I dropped all my assumptions about HIV. It was so freeing." -Member of myHIVteamLiving with a chronic condition can be difficult and even a burden, but also an opportunity to rid yourself of what you think you know. Have you heard the saying, "People don't get it until they get it"? ...
Beginner's Mind - Not Knowing It All When Living with HIV
... "The moment I received my official diagnosis, I dropped all my assumptions about HIV. It was so freeing." -Member of myHIVteamLiving with a chronic condition can be difficult and even a burden, but also an opportunity to rid yourself of what you think you know. Have you heard the saying, "People don't get it until they get it"? ...
... Have Open Conversations With Your DoctorYou may not think of emotional support as a major factor in medical HIV care, but it can actually play a part in how engaged you feel in your treatment. Telling your doctor, social worker, or other case management professional about how you’re feeling can open the door to finding additional resources. ...
5 Ways To Receive Emotional Support With HIV
... Have Open Conversations With Your DoctorYou may not think of emotional support as a major factor in medical HIV care, but it can actually play a part in how engaged you feel in your treatment. Telling your doctor, social worker, or other case management professional about how you’re feeling can open the door to finding additional resources. ...
... That being said, many of my feelings and thoughts were directed toward my value and dignity as a human being. Looking back now, after 18 years of living with HIV, I say to myself, “What a wonderful human being I am. What a good person I am, with dignity and self-worth. ...
An HIV Diagnosis — and Journey to Acceptance
... That being said, many of my feelings and thoughts were directed toward my value and dignity as a human being. Looking back now, after 18 years of living with HIV, I say to myself, “What a wonderful human being I am. What a good person I am, with dignity and self-worth. ...
... or who are feeling it actually in this moment. 00:04:20:17 - 00:05:24:18Dr. ...
... This is what’s known as biological transmission.Why Mosquitoes Can’t Transmit HIVOnce you understand how HIV is transmitted and how mosquitoes transmit other diseases, you can understand why transmission of HIV/AIDS through mosquito bites isn’t possible.Biological TransmissionFirst of all, HIV needs CD4 cells for replication. ...
Mosquitoes Can’t Spread HIV: Why They Transmit Certain Diseases
... This is what’s known as biological transmission.Why Mosquitoes Can’t Transmit HIVOnce you understand how HIV is transmitted and how mosquitoes transmit other diseases, you can understand why transmission of HIV/AIDS through mosquito bites isn’t possible.Biological TransmissionFirst of all, HIV needs CD4 cells for replication. ...
... Now I am in the process of blending the two together because I was actually both.”No matter where you are in your HIV journey, you deserve to feel like yourself whether you’re in public or private. ...
... "To the extent that practitioners of both HIV care and general internal medicine … know there's an association [between HIV and high blood pressure], the better we all are for it, the better our patients will be for it."Last Updated: May 18, 2018Copyright is owned or held by the American Heart Association, Inc., and all rights are reserved. ...
The Link Between HIV and High Blood Pressure
... "To the extent that practitioners of both HIV care and general internal medicine … know there's an association [between HIV and high blood pressure], the better we all are for it, the better our patients will be for it."Last Updated: May 18, 2018Copyright is owned or held by the American Heart Association, Inc., and all rights are reserved. ...
... They also wanted to know what we went through physically and mentally when we found out we have HIV.It is easy to explain what we go through to friends and family but it is hard when they do not understand when you are actually going through it. It’s like everything you taught them went out the window. ...
Member Spotlight: HIV Is a New Way of Life
... They also wanted to know what we went through physically and mentally when we found out we have HIV.It is easy to explain what we go through to friends and family but it is hard when they do not understand when you are actually going through it. It’s like everything you taught them went out the window. ...
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