The Bravest Girl I Know
I’ve had the joy of knowing some incredible people in my life. One of the gutsiest, most unique women I’ve known was at a...
Aging with HIV: Carrying the Banner
Carrying the Banner
Aging with HIV is no joke, but the past anchors my future
by John Francis Leonard
Forty-eight. I’m turning forty-eight-years-old and it gives me...
Reaching Out When You’re Newly Diagnosed
A Friend in Need
Reaching out when you're newly diagnosed
by John Francis Leonard
As I’ve discussed before, I’ve left a full-time and stressful career behind me...
What I Learned from Someone I Loved & Lost
Not a Day Goes By
Someone i loved & lost & what i learned from him
by John Francis Leonard
I was a reluctant convert to the...
Tears & T Cells
Tears & T Cells
My diagnosis was a quiet bomb, but the aftershocks still resound
by John Francis Leonard
Well, as you know, I have your...
Blaming Someone for Acquiring HIV Is Never Right
Unsocial Media
Blaming the Person Impacted Is Never Right, Whether It's Sexual Assault or Acquiring HIV
by John Francis Leonard
Since I began writing this column, I...
Relationships & Living with HIV: We Should Never, Ever Settle
Settling Down
But I'm not going to settle
by John Francis Leonard
I’m at a crossroads in my life. As I’ve written about before, I want...
Positive About My Faith
Positive About My Faith
A Lost and Found Journey of Spirituality
by John Francis Leonard
I’m not religious in the traditional sense. Organized religion and its prejudice...
Love in the Time of Long-Term Surviving
Someday He'll Come Along
Love, if it happens, would be the cherry on the cake; if not, i still have cake!
by John Francis Leonard
So much...
Undetectable=Untransmittable: Now What?
Well, it’s finally here. I, and many of us, have been waiting for it with bated breath. Another study, this one much more conclusive,...
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The Waiting Room: Fiction by Harry F. Rey
The Waiting Room
Glasgow 2020
"Michael?” I call out into the waiting room. The smell of fresh paint and flowers is overwhelming, almost making me want...
