[OT] To All Who Know Me ... Sad News

[Angelsboi]

Thanks for the advice. A lot of it i already know. My Primary Care Physician knows a HIV Specialist that is gay. So im covered there.

I stopped partying this past week. I wanted to go out one last time and now when i go out,i have to be sober sister.

I am looking into some support groups here in Atlanta. With the high gay community, im sure there is a lot.

Randy and i are practicing safe sex now. We didnt because we've been together for 10 months and we're getting married. He's going to get tested but hes being a super guy about all of this.

I really dont know what i would do without randy right now.

 

[Darth Shoju]

My sympathies. But I know people also battling this disease, and with modern medicine things are looking good. They have been going strong now for some time, so it's not a death sentence.

Fight it man. Fight! To finish the quote of an earlier poster:"...rage, rage against the dying of the light."

And never forget you've got friends. Sounds like you've got some strong people in your life, but you always have ENworld too. We've got your back man.

Game on!

 

[Nine Hands]

This is horrible....horrible news but you have lots of support just from the length of this thread alone.

Try to keep your spirits up and we (me and the family) are glad that Randy is there for you, that is excellent.

Also if you need anything I'm certain that the community as a whole would be capable and willing to help out.

 

[Morbidity]

Best of luck for the fight ahead. 23 is too young an age at which to be confronted with one’s own mortality.

 

[PowerWordDumb]

Best wishes - be sure to roll a 20 on your FORT save, and we'll add in our +6 "community goodwill" synergy bonus.

Speedy recovery!

 

[tleilaxu]

i really hope your lover is going to come up negative. anyway, i imagine that right now you are still going nuts in your mind with the new reality. it'll take time to adjust. i just hope you realize that your life isn't over, it's just different. i won't lie and say "no problem!", but your problem can be managed. as long as you decide to be a survivor and make the changes you need to make you should be able to maintain a more-or-less normal life (with the caveat of no more booze, etc). i know it isn't something you wanted for your life but now that you are there its time to get where you can be. i'm sure it seems everything has changed but there is still a lot of life out there for living, and i'm sure that you will find a new groove. hopefully, in a while, you'll come back to all the things people have said in this thread and the good energy and advice you've heard from your r/l friends and have a new take on it. i think i speak for everyone in saying that we wish you well.

 

[LazarusLong42]

AB: Fight it, man. Fight this thing hard and don't give up.

If you're anywhere near a research hospital, do some looking into whether you can get into experimental trials.

 

[EricNoah]

No advice from me ... just a hug.

 

[KDLadage]

To those you know me on here, know that ive been through a lot. As of Thursday, July 3, 2003, i was diagonosed HIV Positive.

I just thought you all might would like to know. Im not uber sick but i have been under the weather the past couple of weeks.

Having lost two friends to HIV/AIDS, I do remember this... it is not much, but it always reminds me of them and makes me think that, perhaps, we all have hope.

THE FIRST STEP PRAYER

Just for today...
I will live one day at a time, and not fear the future.

Just for today...
I will admit that I am powerless over the fact that I acquired HIV...

Just for today...
I will accept that faith is the only means of attaining inner peace.

Just for today...
I will ask my Higher Power into my life.

Just for today...
I am willing to accept that He can do for me what I cannot do for myself.

Good luck; and know that you are in my prayers.

 

[Claude Raines]

I'm really sorry to hear this. Please be sure to take care of yourself.