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Publication: WORLD
Publication Date: 01-AUG-05
Format: Online - approximately 649 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Author: Randolph, Martell

Article Excerpt
I've heard it said the difference between family and friends is that family is given and friends are chosen. Little did I know what life had in store for me upon leaving my home of 18 plus years in New York after getting my diagnosis. Essentially I thought there was little left for me to look forward to after finding out that I was HIV positive.

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Coming to terms with my diagnosis was a very painful process, made even more difficult by self-inflicted isolation and a deep sense of disconnect I experienced trying to find acceptance...

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