Rob Quinn: Advocate
Heart & Soul
Rob Quinn Opens His Heart, Searches His Soul, and Finds His Voice Advocating for Long-Term Survivors
by Chip Alfred
Photographed Exclusively for A&U by...
Let’s Kick A.S.S.–Portland
Strength in Numbers
The Long-Term Survivor Network of LKA-PDX Creates Community
by John Francis Leonard
Photos by Fred Luna
Portland, Oregon, is a city known for its progressive...
I Didn’t Become a Long-Term Survivor by Keeping My Mouth Shut!
I Am My Own Best Advocate
Never hesitate to challenge your doctors—you know your body best!
by Hank Trout
A couple days before Thanksgiving 2016, I woke...
Survival Guide: A Portrait by Sean Black: 2017 in Review
Each month, A&U Senior Editor Sean Black showcases a long-term survivor through words and images. Each portrait offers a glimpse into the different lived...
Let’s Grow Old Together
A New Online Resource Nurtures Self-Empowerment, a Supportive Community & the Pharmacist-Patient Dialogue
by Chael Needle
Turn up the volume on your device. As you meet...
Peter Rodriguez: Advocate
Phoenix Rising
Activist Peter Rodriguez Is as Indefatigable as the Bird That Rises from the Ashes
by Hank Trout
Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Sean Black
We’ve all...
Steve Schalchlin: Advocate
A Life Made of Music
Through Composing, Steve Schalchlin Created a Bridge to Healing
by C.Todd White
Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Annie Tritt
Steve Schalchlin was...
From Walls to Spectrums
For years I have lived behind a wall. The wall is real, a boundary of my own making, but my conception of it changed...
Nancy Duncan: Advocate
It Could Happen to You, Too
Activist and educator Nancy Duncan shares her personal HIV story
Text & photos by Alina Oswald
In many ways, Nancy Duncan’s...
Choose Light
I have had the great fortune, for the last two years, of living next to one of the most beautiful parks in San Francisco....