Most of my college buddies were negative. More than nine years later, I keep asking myself the same question. Life's challenges can remain very overwhelming regardless of how one feels. A sense of humor sure helps. I know I am lucky.
Luck is a big part of surviving any holocaust.
I'm comfortable with. I do know that I have learned many things as I continue to mainstream back into the work place. I feel very fortunate to have found some benefits from this befuddling and unpredictable experience. I've learned never to take your life or your private health insurance for granted. This year I was diagnosed with diabetes, a side effect of a powerful, drug cocktail which has kept my HIV at undetectable levels for more than two years.