Honorary Spokesmodels
Below you will find photos of the current honorary spokesmodels from all over the country. We encourage you to join the HIV STOPS WITH US community by becoming an Honorary Spokesmodel. Click here to join!
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Jose
Posted January 5th, 2009Hola, buen dia, tengo una pregunta. el medicamento atripla causa exeso de grasa en el cuerpo? Pues desde que empese a tomarla mi cara siempre esta muy grasosa y tengo que labarla unas 4 o 5 veces por dia, no se si haya algun medicamento que
pueda tomar que me ayude a controlar esa grasa.
Gracias de antemano por sus comentarios!
Kurt
Posted December 12th, 2008...on your new ad campaign! I especially applaud the one that talks about
having "a rich sex life" and playing safe at the same time.
Job well done, and messages really needed!
Don
Posted December 12th, 2008How widespread is the phenomenon?... and what's the rate of new infections for sex partners who're part of the phenomenon?... or the strategy of "Let's get tested TOGETHER BEFORE we have sex, for A VARIETY of STDs."
Sexual health checkups reduce ambiguity/risks and can be like anything else POTENTIAL sex partners do together.
Melissa
Posted November 14th, 2008My name is Melissa, and I am at medical student at the University of
California, San Francisco. Several students from the Medical, Dental, and
Pharmacy schools here at UCSF are working to organize university-wide World
AIDS Day 2008 events to build awareness about the local HIV epidemic and
educate students, faculty, staff, and the public.
We read about the HIV Stops with Us Campaign when it first launched, and
we are excited about such an innovative way to reach out and educate the
public about people living with HIV and to help shatter stigma. We were
wondering if the HIV Stops with Us campaign had buttons, stickers, condoms,
etc. that could be donated to the school, so that we could build a HIV/AIDS
education campaign on December 1st.
Thank you very much,
Melissa
HSWU
Posted November 14th, 2008Thank you for your email and interest in the campaign. We have some posters that we can send you.
Thx,
HSWU
Melissa
Posted November 14th, 2008Hi,
That would be wonderful.
Thank you so much,
Melissa
Daniel B
Posted October 28th, 2008Hello Tracy,
First of all, allow me to extend my sincere thanks to you for all your work, commitment and the information you have shared concerning your personal experience with HIV. I've found, in HIV prevention, sharing ones personal experiences dealing with and living with HIV can sometimes make more of a impact when trying to educate others. I sometimes feel that books, doctors, and warnings about protecting yourself from HIV can go in one ear and out the other during workshops.
I have been living well with HIV for 20 years now and although there's a lot of things I have given up in my life, (drinking, hanging out, having random partners, etc.) it's been for the better. Health wise I'm doing better than some of my brothers and sisters out there who are fearful of positive life changes. It's been a long hard road medically, but for the most part it's been worth it. I started taking medication in 1995 and can actually say that I have taken almost every pill on the medication chart. Though I have experienced some side effects from the medication, nothing was detrimental, and after a couple weeks, most of the side effects passed. I started taking Sustiva when it first came out, and it made me have very vivid dreams. It's been difficult to deal with the vivid dreams and knowing that the dreams and taking Sustiva go hand and hand, certainly doesn't help.
After 20 years of being HIV positive, the only real issue I deal with is aging and all the pains that goes along with it. I still do HIV prevention and education workshops. I've been bless enough to see my children grow into adulthood. I have a grand baby and another one on the way, and I just celebrated my 47th birthday. I say all of that just to say that by changing a few bad habits, eating right, and taking my medication, I can honestly say that a person can live a full and productive life HIV positive or not. Positive thinking during times of health unsureness, and getting through medical concerns with an open mind helps you can achieve almost anything. I can actually see myself alive and well in 20 or 30 years from now, still HIV positive and older, but alive and well.
Keep up all the positive and much need work my spiritual sister, and know that life is truly what you make it to be. Living in a healthy state can take you a long way in this life. And with the medical advance of today, there's no reason for anyone to not to live a normal, long, and productive life!
Many Blessings!
Rev. Daniel W. Bates
Tracy
Posted October 18th, 2008Hi Community,
It's been a long time since I have posted on the HIVSTOPSWITHME website. I'm so glad to see that it is going as strong as ever. My own participation with HIVSTOPSWITHME changed my life profoundly. It brought me out of the HIV closet and jumped started my career in HIV/AIDS prevention. I have moved from San Francisco and am now residing in New York were I'm working as an HIV/AIDS research assistant and attending New York University seeking a degree in Public Anthropology, which, I hope will allow me to continue my efforts in HIV/AIDS prevention policy and research. I'm currently working on a thesis paper to be published on the internet on not just surviving ( a term I really dislike) HIV/AIDS but thriving and living well. I deplore dismal and grim depictions of persons living with AIDS and the stigma, after twenty-five years, associated with it. I would appreciate the input of my fellow spokespersons. Would you be willing to share with me:
1. Your individual utopian or anti-utopian solutions to HIV/AIDS?
2. How do you see the future for yourself in 10 years? 20 years? Or even 50?
3. This is the big one: What are your dream? Not your aspirations, but your experiences in the dream state. I know mine on Sustiva are pretty out there!!
"Two nights ago I dreamt that I was on a bicycle speeding down a hill. And then I began to observe myself and my gender had changed. I then got on a bus and was suddenly myself again. Two men I didn't know shared a taxi with me. The driver turned to look at me mystified. He was my physician."
You don't have to be Jung to figure that one out. I had had seven medical appointments in the last several weeks. And a large mass that I discovered in my lest pectoral has me worried.
Thank you for any feedback you can offer. I hope you are all are good and well
Stay wonderful,
Tracy
Spokesperson 2000 - 2003
Rosemarie
Posted November 8th, 2008I'd love to assist you with your current project after I look up the define utopian or not. Give me a shout and I'll be gald to tell you my verison.
Zack
Posted October 15th, 2008I wanted to comment on your site and give a congrats to whoever began this
idea. This is very personal yet informative site about the ups and downs to
HIV. I would like to see more links perhaps to outside sources for HIV
prevention, and maybe more locations covered. I live in Washington and New
York, Boston, Long beach, Oakland, all are kind of far away. I did like the
ability to contact most of the spokesmodels and share feelings and ideas.
Overall I was greatly impressed by your site
thank you
zach
HWSU
Posted October 21st, 2008Dear Zach,
Thank you for your kind words. We really appreciate your feedback and hope that you continue to come and visit us. Also, feel free to reach out to any of the spokesmodels. They would love to hear from you.
Thank you,
HSWU
Sunnie
Posted September 20th, 2008Not only for all you do and have done, but for also including us in the
resources for Los Angeles!!!
Keep up the Exemplary Work!
Cheers,
Sunnie
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