I was a 56 yr old single mom of a 17 yr old daughter diagnosed with Aids trying to navigate my way through life. 4 years later, I am now 60 and she is 21. I still desire to get to that place I have heard of from other hiv+ people that they seem truly happy in spite of their diagnosis. I am not there yet...this is definitely a journey I never expected to be on. I felt sick for about 6-7 months before I received my results but I honestly thought I was going to be told I had some sort of cancer. Since then I actually feel Aids “feels” much like a cancer. I have discovered I’m very sensitive to medications, probably because I have really never had need for them in my past, so I pretty much have every side effect and maybe some new ones no one knows about and it’s difficult to stay happy and upbeat when I don’t feel that way anymore. Up until my diagnosis I was a pretty happy girl and enjoyed going places, now I barely miss it. It’s been a struggle, if you want to learn more follow me 💕