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A fork in the road.

Publication: WORLD
Publication Date: 01-MAR-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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I've often read stories about HIV+ women who have been through addiction and/or incarceration, and have since gotten jobs, got married, had babies, or even started businesses. Their stories are inspiring, and I cheer when I read them because I can relate to the joy of being successful after a...

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...life of drugs and jails. I'm a formerly incarcerated HIV+ woman, who spent my late teens and twenties addicted to drugs--first cocaine, and later crack. I spent a decade in and out of jails, homeless, and doing all of the degrading stuff that goes along with addiction until I eventually hit a fork in the road that triggered some big changes. The message I hope to convey is one of inspiration, particularly for women who may be facing that proverbial "fork in the road" themselves. As I approach the tenth anniversary of my release from prison, I am...

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