HIV+ 01032000: Good Bye July...

HIV+ 01032000: Good Bye July...: This is the last day of July. It wasn't a bad month.  We had a couple of really hot days & more really humid days.  This is we...

HIV+ 01032000: New Test & Day 4...

HIV+ 01032000: New Test & Day 4...: This article  details a new test for detecting viral loads.  With the old test, it could take several days or more to get results.  Th...

HIV+ 01032000: 3rd Day Of Dismal...

HIV+ 01032000: 3rd Day Of Dismal...: For the last 3 mornings I've woke up around 6ish & it looked normal.  But, by 7:30, these damnable clouds have rolled in &...

HIV+ 01032000: Trying...

HIV+ 01032000: Trying...: I've been doing research into dawn simulators.  I thought I'd found a possible option.  It had a reasonable price & seemed...

HIV+ 01032000: Fading Out...

HIV+ 01032000: Fading Out...: Yesterday, I talked about light boxes & dawn simulators.  Things to help with SAD.  I've found some options.  I don't know...

HIV+ 01032000: Dread & Preparation...

HIV+ 01032000: Dread & Preparation...: Why would someone my age notice school supplies being pushed at Walmart? It means school starts back in less than a month.  It's t...

HIV+ 01032000: New Pill On The Block...

HIV+ 01032000: New Pill On The Block...: Gilead's leading HIV med  Biktarvy  is about to be challenged by a new 2-drug regimen GlaxoSmithKline has in final stages of devel...

HIV+ 01032000: Yesterday...

HIV+ 01032000: Yesterday...: The new cat is showing her roots.  Once in a while, she reminds she wasn't raised indoors.  She & I have are  warring over her...

HIV+ 01032000: Disconnected...

HIV+ 01032000: Disconnected...: I feel disconnected with the people around me.  Even though we're in the same place, we aren't really.  I will always be that ...

HIV+ 01032000: Recovering...

HIV+ 01032000: Recovering...: It's weird to think of the month's remainder of mid-90's temps to be cooler, but they will be.   The highest in the 10-day...

HIV+ 01032000: Too *%&$@ HOT...

HIV+ 01032000: Too *%&$@ HOT...: The day before yesterday was over 100 F.  Yesterday hit at 107.  It stayed that way until almost 7 PM.   By almost 9 PM it had dropped...

HIV+ 01032000: Complacency...

HIV+ 01032000: Complacency...: This article  discusses complacency towards HIV.  In this 4th decade of fighting the virus, we've got reasonably good at testing &...

HIV+ 01032000: Achy & Drama...

HIV+ 01032000: Achy & Drama...: Humidity & sleep positions have left me with a sore back.  I've been taking ibuprofen, it's helping.  Still, the muscles a...

HIV+ 01032000: Gloomy Summer Morning...

HIV+ 01032000: Gloomy Summer Morning...: It's a gloomy morning.  It was supposed to rain last night, so some windows were completely closed.  The house is  incredibly humi...

HIV+ 01032000: Honeysuckle & Highways...

HIV+ 01032000: Honeysuckle & Highways...: If you had a childhood like mine, it's hard to have solid ground to stand on & find peace.   Life was always in flux, full of ...

HIV+ 01032000: Swollen Feet & The Unknown...

HIV+ 01032000: Swollen Feet & The Unknown...: The humidity has been a nightmare lately.  It's often over  95% all night long.  It's staying high during the heat of the day....

HIV+ 01032000: Morning Yuck...

HIV+ 01032000: Morning Yuck...: This morning & I are not getting along.  The overnight humidity kicked my butt.  I'm tired & achy.  I'm very happy I d...

HIV+ 01032000: And Yet Again...

HIV+ 01032000: And Yet Again...: According to this article , another medical institution has failed to meet safety measures & possibly exposed their patients to HI...

HIV+ 01032000: Tiring & Weird...

HIV+ 01032000: Tiring & Weird...: We got up & went to the Department of Human Services yesterday morning to apply for Summer Cooling Assistance.   We got there as t...

HIV+ 01032000: Doing This Early...

HIV+ 01032000: Doing This Early...: I have to run down to DHS in the morning about the Summer cooling assistance program.  I have no idea how long this will take.  I trie...

HIV+ 01032000: Slow Update Morning...

HIV+ 01032000: Slow Update Morning...: I hate Windows updates.  I don't understand why a finished program always needs so much tweaking.  Add to that, the updates are of...

HIV+ 01032000: Waking Up Worn Out...

HIV+ 01032000: Waking Up Worn Out...: I love the light I get during Summer mornings.  It makes it easier to function.  But, because I'm poorer, I can't afford to ru...

HIV+ 01032000: Dry Mornings...

HIV+ 01032000: Dry Mornings...: Summer is here.  Even with the cooler temps the last few days, I'm waking dehydrated.  Dehydration is a concern for anyone.  It c...

HIV+ 01032000: A Quiet Morning...

HIV+ 01032000: A Quiet Morning...: The last couple of days have been oddly cooler for July.  I won't say comfortable, due to humidity, but they were cooler.  It&#3...

HIV+ 01032000: More Talk & A Little Tired...

HIV+ 01032000: More Talk & A Little Tired...: Happy 1st Saturday of July, hurrah.  It could be a holiday somewhere, for something.  It's definitely someone's unbirthday, e...

HIV+ 01032000: More Boohoos...

HIV+ 01032000: More Boohoos...: I read articles about dating apps & people being rejected or pre-excluded.  They get their "feels" hurt & go on tw...

HIV+ 01032000: Losing To Summer Already Or Something...

HIV+ 01032000: Losing To Summer Already Or Something...: The 4th has passed for another year.  We saw fireworks  from home.   There's always plenty of folks setting them off.  We can set...

HIV+ 01032000: Happy July 4th...

HIV+ 01032000: Happy July 4th...: My roomie & I are super into the 4th of July.  No, not really.  Neither of us into fireworks, or the smoke & noise.   I can u...

HIV+ 01032000: Begin Again...

HIV+ 01032000: Begin Again...: It's the 1st of the month, it's time to get bills handled.   This morning will be a little busy.  I'll type this now in ...

HIV+ 01032000: The Wave Is Growing...

HIV+ 01032000: The Wave Is Growing...: For over a year, I've posted about rising transmission rates of HIV around the world.   I've recently talked about how lack ...

HIV+ 01032000: Hello July...

HIV+ 01032000: Hello July...: July is back for another round.  July, I hope you aren't blazing.  You already start with disrupting my schedule with the 4th.  ...