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Together as a united group of people,
we are the ones who must lead the way to change, and even in our hesitation to
be open, we must be a part of the understanding and changing ways of the
changes from then to now. I became "full blown" in April of 2005, after 13
successful years of living with HIV.
At this point I have used no
antiretroviral, and have a doctor who believes in me and respects my needs to
remain off them for now.
When I have found myself floundering
in the face of inevitable choices, she has validated for me that she knows it's
hard, but backs my choices for myself with respect and partnership. I'm from
the then and the now, and the combinations of the two are essential to
survival!!!
Never stop fighting the good fight,
for it brings the then into the now.
By Margot
The "Thens" and
"Nows"
By Pat
When I think about "Then and Now," I
realize that there were at least two different "thens" in my life. There was
the then of my life before the HIV diagnosis and the "then" of my life with
HIV. Before finding out that I was HIV positive I thought I knew myself, and I
had expectations for my future. My husband Bob and I had plans, we had goals.
We tried to live our values as activists. We worked hard and played hard - life
was good.
In 1986 we found out that we were HIV
positive. Our lives blew up. I remember the fear, the anger and the
hopelessness. In those early days there was no BABES Network, no medications,
plenty of discrimination and very little hope. There were many, many losses,
both of people and of my expectations. Both Bob and I learned to change our
expectations and focus on living more fully in the moment. We tried to
acknowledge our fears, grieve our losses and focus on living.
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Juntos como un grupo
unido de gente, debemos estar quienes conducimos el camino al cambio, y
aún nuestra duda para abrirnos, debemos ser parte del entendimiento y
formas de cambio desde el pasado hacia el presente. Me convertí en
sintomática de SIDA en abril del 2005, después de 13 exitosos
años viviendo con VIH.
Hasta ahora, no he usado
antiretrovirales y mi doctor cree en mí y respeta mis necesidades de
mantenerme sin ellos por ahora.
Cuando me he encontrado
frente a decisiones inevitables, ella reconoce que aunque es difícil, me
va a apoyar con respecto. Yo vengo del pasado y del presente, y
¡¡la combinación de los dos es esencial para sobrevivir!!
Nunca paren de luchar por
las buenas batallas, porque ellas traen el pasado dentro del presente.
Por
Margot
Los
"entonces" y "ahoras"
Por Pat
Cuando pienso de
"entonces y ahora," me doy cuenta de que para mi hay dos diversos "entonces" en
mi vida. Había el entonces de mi vida antes de la diagnosis del VIH y el
entonces de mi vida con el VIH. Antes de descubrir que era positiva,
pensé que me conocía, y tenía mis expectativas para el
futuro. Mi marido Bob y yo teníamos planes, teníamos metas.
Intentamos vivir nuestros valores como activistas. Trabajamos duro y jugamos
duro - la vida era buena.
En 1986 descubrimos que
éramos positivos del VIH. Nuestras vidas soplaron para arriba. Recuerdo
el miedo, la cólera y la desesperación. En esos días
tempranos no habían BABES Network, ni ningunos medicamentos, pero si
existían un montón de discriminación y una falta de
esperanza. Habían muchas, muchas pérdidas, de gente y de mis
expectativas. Bob y yo aprendimos cambiar nuestras expectativas y enfocarnos en
vivir más completamente en el momento. Intentamos reconocer nuestros
miedos, afligirse nuestras pérdidas y enfocarnos en vivir.
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