How the 12 Steps Have Helped Me Cope With HIV for Over 30 YearsSherri Lewis
not dying, with HIV. I realize that sheer biological good luck, in addition to the healthy choices I made after I stopped using, have played a big role in why I'm here today to tell you this story. I know others who followed the 12 steps ...
Stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS directly harms people’s health. Here’s a look at the discrimination caused by HIV stigma, and what people are doing to end it.
Treat people with HIV/AIDS like you would treat anyone else. However, when you do deal with people with this condition, make sure that you use your common sense so as to not accidentally become rude to them. Reassure them that you do not want to cause any offense or distress. They are...
the primary purpose of this paper was to provide guidance to counselors who deliver HIV testing services to couples—known as couples HIV testing and counseling, or CHTC (Grabbe et al., 2014)—several points can be applied broadly to social situations where a couple ...
"How to Cope When Your Child Can't: Comfort, Help and Hope for Parents" by Roz Shafran, Ursula Saunders, and Alice Welham is a comprehensive guide for parents who are struggling with their child's difficulties. The book is based on extensive research and
HIV is abbreviated from the human immunodeficiency virus. It slows down the activity of the immune system to fight with infection; as a result, the body gets suspected of infections easily. It is diagnosed by many tests, such as antigen tests and nucleic acid tests....
How to Cope With the Loss of a Loved One to Suicide Find a support group, such as a survivors of suicide (SOS) group. It helps to know you are not alone. Griefis very different for everyone. Don't feel like you have to be on someone's schedule or timeline. It might take longer...
In theory, each of these vaccines will result in the production of proteins found on the surface of HIV. As a result, an immune response should be induced. When the patient is infected with HIV, the patient would then be able to amount an immune response to the virus and clear infection...
Treatments and Ways to Cope With Stress Managing stress is key to avoiding long-term health problems. Depending on your levels of stress and general coping skills, you may be able to manage on your own. In other instances, you may benefit from working with a healthcare provider or mental ...