I started this blog 13 years ago. I'm surprised it & I are still going. I guess I could've started earlier, but I wasn't in the headspace for it. For a while I was still living with my last roommate. His inconsideration wound up causing a lot of stress & issues. When I did start living with my roomie, it took us a while to get things down. Not that we didn't get along, but it was all new. Patterns had to be developed so everything went as smoothly as possible. When I look back at the beginning of this blog in some ways I was worse off medically & emotionally, but still a bit more hopeful about the future.
On January 3, 2000 I was diagnosed with AIDS. I've said before I probably had been + for some time, but the tests didn't catch it. They said I might have 5 years. I tested at such a level & was in such bad shape, I left HIV+ in the dust & went straight to AIDS. Here it is 24 years later. I won't say it's been easy, because it hasn't. There are times when I wish the 5 years had been accurate. Life with HIV on disability is stressful & can be pretty damned scary. I guess I should feel gratitude, but I really don't. This has not been a fun ride & nearly every step has had it's hard points.
I'm here & the blog's still going. They're 13 & 24. My blog is officially a teenager & my HIV can almost get decent insurance. I don't know what this year will hold for myself, this blog or anything else. I guess we'll see. For now, thanks for reading my thoughts, reactions, highs & lows. It's the closest thing to a record of me. Even if only a couple of people ever look at it, at least someone will know it & I are/were here.
Happy Blog & HIV day to me. Remember to acknowledge your milestones. Take care.
Cya..
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