“I guess because I had grown up with it, it’s always been part of my life."

“When you have nothing, that is a huge amount of money. It meant I could do things to support her learning difficulties.”

“You can’t really have much self pity because you need to have sympathy for others, not yourself.”

“There are times when it can be overwhelming.”

“I quickly learned that I prefer to think about other people than wallow. I didn’t realise it at the time, but it was a form of therapy.”

"Everyone living with HIV is a human being and deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.“

"The idea of blame, guilt, and shame which I think is what has driven a lot of people within the HIV community to have poor mental health."

"HIV is not just something from the past. We are still living with it, and we are still being stigmatised."

"A positive status doesn’t mean it’s the end of your world. I’m 25 years positive and still kicking!”

"It’s been a long road, and I’m not nearly at the end of it yet."