Hey, Remember Us?

Jim talks about the importance of optimism and hope in the days following his HIV diagnosis at the height of the epidemic. 

Laurona talks candidly about her experience as a victim of domestic abuse, struggles with substance use disorder, and being HIV-positive. 

Sigfried Aragona, RN, joins us again to talk about what Pennsylvania's "green phase" means, and how demonstrators can protect themselves and others from COVID-19 while fighting for justice. 

We will return next week with a regular episode. 

Here is the link to the NPR interview that Sigfried referenced: 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/23/861325631/from-camping-to-dining-out-heres-how-experts-rate-the-risks-of-14-summer-activit

To honor the men and women of color who have lost their lives at the hands of police in the US. If you can, please visit one of the organizations below and make a donation to help end systemic racism and violence against black and brown folks. 

Black Lives Matter: blacklivesmatter.com

Color of Change: colorofchange.org

NAACP: naacp.org

Southern Poverty Law Center: splcenter.org

A long-term survivor talks about living in the nation's capital at the height of the epidemic, and why sometimes just being nice trumps personal freedom. 

*This title is a Magnetic Fields reference and you're awesome if you know who we're talking about.

A long-term survivor, Steve looks back on 30 years of being HIV positive, and the progress we've made and the lessons that he's learned during that time. 

Valerie has been living with HIV since 1991. Her story of living with the stigma of being a poz woman, and how she finds the strength to persevere, is deeply moving.  Sigfried Aragona, RN, shares some info about the COVID-19 pandemic to help us all stay safe and healthy. 

A survivor of childhood sexual abuse and long-term HIV survivor talks about resilience and how just one person can make a difference. Jamie Plocinski, LCSW, talks about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and coping through adulthood.