A moment that changed me: My diagnosis seemed like a death sentence – how have I survived for another 40 years?

O n 21 February 1986, I was diagnosed HIV positive. I was 22. It was the day of my sister’s 21st birthday. That solemn Friday afternoon, my life changed for ever. We had planned a surprise party later that night. My sister was already seven months pregnant with my eldest niece, and I had gone to cen...

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