Two years ago today...

Oct 13, 2005 17:24


2 years ago today, I remember a phone call, a visit, and the words “your HIV positive”.  Simple to say hard to face.  Two years ago I entered into a journey, a fight.  A fight to save my life, a fight to save lives around the world.  This same fight is being fought everywhere.  Two years ago today I look back on a day that changed my life; not only ( Read more... )

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pianomanbeh October 14 2005, 04:44:15 UTC
Thank you for that. You know, it's hard enough to come out as gay, but to come out as HIV+, the stigma attached to the virus, well, I can't even imagine. Thank you for your bravery. Thank you for allowing me to get to know you and to learn from your perspective, your experience.

It is interesting that it's only two days after National Coming Out Day. Perhaps there's a link, somewhere in the cosmos, with some lesson to teach us all about how to live here on earth. Maybe we've learned it, maybe we haven't. But I think through sharing stories like this, what a good friend of mine calls our "Sacred Stories," we come close to learning those lessons.

I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week and that you enjoyed the sticky bun.

Bryce

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thanks Bryce romanticcuddler October 14 2005, 04:48:38 UTC
Hey hun... how are yah? Your note really meant a lot to me - thanks so much, its weird me being positive i think in some ways has gotten harder - its becoming more of reality then a story - the more time and experiences I have the harder it becomes.

Been a rough week. Thanks again for your post, its amazing how just a few words can have such an impact or can make someones day.

THANK YOU

Tom

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Re: thanks Bryce pianomanbeh October 14 2005, 07:57:28 UTC
Well you're welcome.

B

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