Add Your Blog | | Signup
37 followers
Support for people newly diagnosed with HIV
Invite Friends to Follow Syndication
Written by 1 Author
William James
Followed by 37 People (invite friends)
View All

Hope in Vastitude

English - Hiv, Aids, Support
http://hopeinvastitude.wordpress.com
Hope in Vastitude · 1Y ago

Shelter

I’m back! Sorry for the delay in getting something new up here. For my first post back, I am going to write about this incredible movie that my housemate introduced me to recently. Shelter Shelter is a story about love and finding one’s self.  Zach (Trevor Wright) has let go of his dream of art [...
0 Vote Up · Share
Hope in Vastitude · 1Y ago

Hindsight is not always 20/20

I had an interesting conversation with a very special friend of mine this week.  He expressed regret about not starting a relationship with me a number of years ago.  He believes that if we had started a relationship I would not have contracted HIV, or experienced some of the more frustrating events
0 Vote Up · Share
Hope in Vastitude · 1Y ago

A must read for HIV-positive travellers

So I am headed overseas in just under 6 weeks now… and it kind of got me thinking about the restrictions and bans that some countries have on HIV-positive people crossing their borders.  Now that I have my passport, and am going on my first international holiday as an adult, I am starting to get [..
2 Vote Up · Share
Hope in Vastitude · 1Y ago

A note from Kelly

Following on from Jesse’s post about disclosing his diagnosis to friends and family, I thought I would share my experiences as being a friend on the receiving end of the news. But first a little background. I had heard quite a bit about Jesse long before I ever met him.  He had a reputation at [...]
1 Vote Up · Share
Hope in Vastitude · 1Y ago

Jay’s Reflection

Hi everyone, Jay has been kind enough to email me the following piece that he would like to share with you all about his reflection on my diagnosis and our time together.  Please support Jay’s courage by leaving some feedback. Cheers Jesse Hey there, my name is Jay, as you may have seen I had [...]
1 Vote Up · Share
Hope in Vastitude · 1Y ago

One year on…

At the time of starting this entry it was the one-year anniversary of getting my equivocal result and the rollercoaster ride began. It was quite an interesting day.  I got through most of the day really well, and then, in the evening upon reflection started to feel pretty miserable about it all and
2 Vote Up · Share
Hope in Vastitude · 1Y ago

Bug Chaser…

I was having a chat with a guy online recently whose only interest was having sex with me, and whilst I would like to say it was because he found me totally irresistible, his reasons were unfortunately based on my HIV positive status. This person indicated that he had never actually had sex, and he
1 Vote Up · Share
Hope in Vastitude · 1Y ago

How’d I get here?

Who I am Well I guess I start by introducing myself, and the reason I have decided to create this blog. My name is Jesse and I’m a 22-year-old gay guy with HIV (I’ll get to that bit later). I grew up in Canberra, Australia; literally in the same house until I was 17 years [...]
4 Vote Up · Share
Hope in Vastitude · 1Y ago

Hope In Vastitude

In 4 days it will be one year since I was given my equivocal result and my life changed forever. What a year it has been! From the time I was diagnosed I knew I wanted to provide some kind of support for people newly diagnosed with this disease as well as their friends and [...]
2 Vote Up · Share
Hope in Vastitude · 1Y ago

Welcome

Hope in Vastitude is curently under construction.  We are working hard to get our site up and running as quickly as possible so please check back often. While you are waiting, please take the time to check out these other great sites: www.cleabluewindow.wordpress.com www.ockeropinion.com www.thejeff
1 Vote Up · Share
More Stories