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Happy New Year!

A new year, a new you. Hopefully we all will remain healthy and up and kicking around. Cheers, party if you must but don't forget meds ok? Cheers!

World AIDS Day

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In my fourth year observing and following closely on World AIDS Day (funny how when you used not to give a fuck about AIDS and HIV and then the next moment, you are part of the statistic that your entire view changed?), I only wished for a functional cure in HIV. This year theme is " Getting to zero; End AIDS by 2030 ". Small words, but huge impact. In the last 4 years (diagnosed in 2012), I have seen drastic changes in my life, made to my life, made for my life. From lifestyle changes to risk behaviors. I remembered a time when I was lying in the hospital with a CD4 count of only 99. I was so weak. It was really scary. You can read about my days in the ward by looking back some of my posts, where I have told my story. My last CD4 readings showed some decline, which caused some alarm and raised some bells. I really do not want to go back there again. If you are already reading my blog, chances are you are looking for information or are as worried as I was and as ...