Shawn + Gwenn

The Importance of HIV/STD Testing

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A lot of times when people delay getting tested for HIV and STDs, it is because of the stigma. Or simply not wanting to know the actual answer to a question… Read more

Why I Lied To Get a Booster Shot

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Last month I went into a Costco and received a booster shot for my Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which I received in March. I travelled about two hours for that… Read more

Pretty Sure I Got COVID This Past Summer…

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On July 5th I wrote a blog entry about getting sick. I was careful not to assume it was COVID-19. I even took an at home test that came back negative…. Read more

A Bloody Good Time on World Hemophilia Day

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This World Hemophilia Day I thought it would be fun to share some whimsical blood-lettings of days past… having four-and-a-half decades of life with hemophilia under my belt, I’ve certainly seen my… Read more

I’m Vaxx’d. Great! Now What?

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On Monday afternoon I got the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. We drove about two hours to get it, because information in Charlottesville (where I live) was slow to come by… Read more

Record High CD4 Count Related to COVID-19?

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The last five years or so, my average t-cell count has been around 600. In January, before the Covid-19 lockdown, my count was 635. I’m more than thrilled with that because,… Read more

Anyone Else Missing More Doses of HIV Meds?

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Since I started taking HIV medications in 1999, I’ve been very good at not missing any doses. Even during my extended period of week on/week off (2003-ish to 2013-ish), I was diligent… Read more

30 Years to a Functional Cure?

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I followed an internet wormhole to an article that suggested a functional cure could be up to 30 years away. At or least that was the thought of some know-it-all… Read more