Your Stories
Our Family
We are Michael Bauer and Roger Simon, residents of Chicago, and we had our first date on March 13, 1982. A month later, we moved in together and have been life partners ever since.
The diagnosis
As a gay male, I believe that getting tested for HIV/AIDS is important. Before I was diagnosed, nothing indicated that I should be concerned about having it. It was simply time. A week later, I got a call on a Wednesday afternoon while at work.
On becoming an HIV/AIDS survivor
My status has always been a head-scratcher for my doctors. After being diagnosed six years ago with HIV, my body has not been following the program. My blood work was always good and my viral load always undetectable. What makes this all the more interesting is that I'm not on any type of medication.
Positively dating
I’m single again, HIV-positive and back on the dating scene. It’s been three years since I dated and almost seven since I dated with such confidence. But who is ready to honestly date me?
In Sickness and in Health
My partner Ronny and I have been together for more than eight years. When I met him, he had end-stage renal failure, meaning that neither of his kidneys was functioning. He had to do dialysis three times a week just to stay alive.
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