I wouldn't change a thing. I see the disease as something that came to me at the right time, at the right moment, and as an experience for me to learn from. It helped me to grow an enormous amount in a very short period of time. Without that fear I'm now able to live a life beyond my wildest dreams. At 29 I never thought I would see 30, and now I'm 42 and going to see the millennium.
Work is also good for Jimmy.
Through that I met my present employer, who is very wealthy and hired me as his major domo. In fact, after this interview I'm off to butler school in England for six weeks. My boss is another of my blessings. He and his wife know my HIV status and are very supportive. They even set up a consultation for me with a world-renowned immunologist who put me into the interleuken study at St. Vincent's.