Marnina: I want people to know that it’s a chronic, manageable illness. As long as you’re staying in touch with your health care provider and taking your medicine everyday as prescribed, you can reach an undetectable viral load.
Aurelio: That means the virus in your blood is so low you can’t transmit it to your partner.
Kneeshe: I always think about my first day of being diagnosed and how I felt. You have to be able to actively listen and to have that genuine feeling and compassion.
Marissa: There is a lot of misconceptions about how HIV is and is not contracted. People think drinking out of a cup, hugging someone, sweat, tears. It is really important going back to the basics and saying, “This is not how you get it.”
Raul: For people to understand the importance about testing, options out there for treatment, options out there to prevent HIV.
