(((THUNDERBEAR))) - thinking of you, and I commend you for your patience and support. I live in South Africa, where HIV is a very real thing. I am in a fortunate position where I don't personally know anyone who is HIV+ (Or at least who's come out about it) but I hear about it all the time. I see it all the time. I even worked in a consultancy where we would go to the larger companies and run train the train programmes. I've heard wonderful stories about people living many happy years with the disease. It's terrible that it still comes with such a stigma and irritates me about people.

All I can say is: strength to you and if you need to talk, come PM me.