Facing Mortality Head-On
Contemplating the End
Letting go and facing mortality head-on
by Hank Trout
For a handful of months now, I’ve been contemplating a decision that I know many...
Thanks to Whom?
When people discover that I have been a committed atheist since the age of nine (blame Methodist Sunday “Bible School”), they often ask, “Well,...
The Horror Show in Washington
Halloween always reminds me of the curious fact that we all enjoy being scared. Whether it’s watching campy Bela Lugosi or Boris Karloff movies...
The First Loss Is the Deepest
Do You Remember Your First?
The first loss is the deepest, the hardest, the scariest
by Hank Trout
Every long-term HIV survivor on the planet has stories...
Pride In Spite of It All
For the first time in the thirty-eight years since I moved to San Francisco in 1980, I didn’t attend the Pride Parade and Celebration...
The View from Down Here
Around the first of April of this year, I began using a wheelchair when I leave the apartment. This was an inevitability that I...
Friendship & Long-Term Surviving
Voice & Dance Lessons
We should remember to celebrate friends helping friends
by Hank Trout
Friends have brought to my attention that my For the Long Run...
Protecting Our Own Against Elder Abuse
Protecting Our Own
We are our first, last, best defense against abuse
by Hank Trout
At a recent Saturday morning coffee, I spoke at length with artist/photographer...
65 Is the New 80
New Year’s Eve 2017: my sixty-fifth birthday. As I write this, slightly more than a month before the dreaded day, I wish I could...
Kintsugi: A Survivor’s Reflection on World AIDS Day 2017
Kintsugi
A Survivor's Reflection on World AIDS Day 2017
by Hank Trout
When the Japanese mend broken objects, they emphasize the damage by filling in the cracks...
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by Hank Trout
Living your best life while HIV-positive requires a huge amount of self-care—learning your...
