August 2012
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Hi I read your article on Fridae.com - it's truly...
Hello, thank you for finding inspiration in the Fridae article. Personally, I am also very impressed by the fact that you have taken it upon your self to end you secret other life of substance abuse (I am assuming its a double life, and doesn’t affect your day-to-day routine).
I am not too sure if you are a Singaporean or are living in Singapore, but if you are, here’s the hotline...
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I saw a post on your tumblr about the newly...
Thank you for pointing out this fact to the readers, according the Swiss researchers, immediate antiretroviral treatment helps very much reduce the size of latent HIV reservoirs and the HIV viral load. (link to article here: http://www.aidsbeacon.com/news/2011/11/29/early-antiretroviral-treatment-reduces-latent-hiv-aids-and-viral-load-setpoints-but-only-temporarily/)
But as far as I know, things...
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Do you have a loud or quiet sneeze?
EXTREMELY LOUD SNEEZE.
Ask me anything, really.
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Derek's Story - My Life with HIV as a Polytechnic...
Hello, I am Derek, 19 this year and in my final year of my course of study at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. I was diagnosed HIV positive in November last year and it was my first ever HIV test. On that day, Actions For AIDS (AFA) was having an anonymous HIV test booth at a local gay bathhouse and I happened to be there at the same time. I’ve always wanted to take a HIV test but due to financial...
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Bryan's Story - My Life with HIV as a 30-something
Bryan is a 33 year old Singaporean male who has been living with HIV for the past three years, having tested positive when he was 30 years of age. Prior to this, Bryan has had taken 3 HIV tests and the results were negative each time. He tested positive by using a Oraquick mouth swab rapid-test kit before having sex with his partner, who had actually planned to have unprotected sex with him. Bryan...
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My Life with HIV - a feature story with...
When I first began tweeting as @POZboySG, one of the first friends I made is a fellow Singaporean HIV+ man/boy/dude/dood. Let me introduce you the ever vivacious, & oh-so-hawt @SgPozsterboy! He jokes & calls me his “PR Girl” since I have many more followers on Twitter, so my promotion of his articles always gets propagated...
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Janice's Story - My Life with a HIV+ Family Member →
One evening 6 years ago, my husband & I were having dinner with my Mother-in-Law when my husband suddenly said he had something to tell me. I was heavily pregnant with my eldest son at that time. I was curious & really keen to find out what was the surprise about. As we are from a middle-income family, the first candid thought that came to my mind was, “Did he strike...
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HIV & Women - an interview with the family member... →
- What is your family member’s name? You can call her “Ah Ma”
- What is Ah Ma’s age today?
65
- How old was she at the time of her HIV diagnosis? 31
- What made her go get tested for HIV?
It was when her husband was diagnosed with HIV after she giving birth to her son (my husband today), that made her want to go get testes, fearing that she might have been infected by...
July 2012
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J's Story - My Life with HIV as an NSman
J (Twitter account @tastylongwiener) is a 22 year old young Singaporean living with HIV. He is currently serving his National Service as a soldier in the Singapore Armed Forces. J is one of the first friends I met who was HIV+, about two years ago, and we have been friends ever since, I’ve even met his parents for dinner, and they are the most warmest and accepting family I know. A...
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Juan's Story - My Life with HIV
Juan’s story
He sat me down in the cold room, looked at me, before letting out a sigh and said: “You do know what this is for right?”
And at the back of my mind, something in me knew did not want to hear the answer, yet I knew I was resigned to my fate.
“You’ve tested positive.”
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Hi, my name is Juan (not my real name); I am turning 22 this year, and...
