Filed under: HOPE Cape Town Association, HOPE Cape Town Association & Trust, Networking, Society and living environment, Uncategorized, Aids, Bitburg, cape town, Eifel, Germany, hiv, HOPE Cape Town Association & Trust, south africa, St. Willibrord Gymnasium, talk
10/24/2012 • 11:01 pm Comments Off on Visit in Bitburg – St. Willibrord Gymnasium
Visit in Bitburg – St. Willibrord Gymnasium
10/21/2012 • 8:01 am Comments Off on Many gay men must come out twice…
Many gay men must come out twice…
Coming out as a gay man can be difficult as nobody can predict the reaction of family and friends. But many gay man have a second coming out when they are tested HIV positive. The second coming out can even be more difficult as there is a lot of stigma and discrimination visible also in the gay community. Kali Lindsey reflects on his own experience being a black gay man coming out twice. To read his statement click here.
Filed under: HIV and AIDS, Politics and Society, Reflection, Society and living environment, acceptance, Aids, coming out, family, gay, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, Gay Men, hiv, HIV-positive people
10/19/2012 • 8:18 am Comments Off on Aging with HIV?
Aging with HIV?
Since the introduction of HAART treatment for people living with the virus, the first generation of retired positive people starts to emerge. But what are the consequences of being HIV positive in older age? Does it affect the life quality being HIV positive, cut life short, gives an extra burden? What to look for when infecting oneself with 60 years or older? People affected and infected need to know more and the resource center “thebody.com” has produced quite some information on the topic which one can find here.
Filed under: HIV and AIDS, HIV Treatment, Medical and Research, Reflection, Society and living environment, aging, Aids, hiv, old age, people living with the virus, premature aging, quality of life, retirement, TheBody.com
10/17/2012 • 7:09 am Comments Off on Internet based health tracker
Internet based health tracker
mobile phone mast (Photo credit: osde8info)
My Health Tracker is a webpage under the “thebody.com” and it can help you organize your HIV treatment information privately and securely in one place. This way, you can take better charge over your health and keep track on what you are doing and how you take your medication.Whether with computer or cellphone or mobile tablet – all these items turn into a source of support. My labs keep track of your laboratory blood results, My meds helps you to list all your medication taken. My journal allows for a sort of diary and My reports let one create various graphs and reports to be printed out and take for example with to your doctor. In one word: An amazing helpful website recommended for those anyhow connected to internet via modern communication tools. And frankly: most people even in South Africa have a cellphone which can be used for social networks like Facebook. So it is simple just to add another and this time life-supporting tool for those living with the HI virus. To get to the relevant page click here.
Filed under: HIV and AIDS, HIV Treatment, Medical and Research, Uncategorized, antiretroviral treatment, ART, blackberry, cellphhone, communication, doctor, facebook, HAART, health, health tracker, hi virus, HIV treatment, internet, internet based, journal, living with HIV, medication, nokia, reminder, reports, samsung galaxy, social network, south africa, stats, tablet, technology, TheBody.com
10/16/2012 • 8:15 am 1
Preparing for Europe
south africa (Photo credit: rafiq s)
As always this time of the year I am preparing to leave Cape Town and fly to Germany for an extended period of time. For four weeks I will travel to and between Munich, Frankfurt, Dresden, Berlin, Trier, but also Vienna and London and other cities. It is a very hectic schedule, but I try to bundle as much as possible into my agenda to make the long flight worthwhile and to use the time as efficient as possible. The HOPE Gala in Dresden will be the highlight of the trip, followed by the Festive AIDS Gala in Berlin. But besides all glamor the trip is about HOPE Cape Town and about people. It is also about being an ambassador for the situation in South Africa. We are going through a tough time here in country – mine strikes, burning trucks, strikers killing people who want to work; all the news about violence and intimidation is surely not good news and paints a rather grim picture of South African society. In fights within the ANC, the ruling party, but also corruption, wildcat strikes, violence, high unemployment and the lack of political leadership brings the country to the brink of chaos and unlawfulness. It feels a bit like the wild west when watching the news. But as always there are also rays of hope and a great potential. All this makes it even more important that the relationship between South Africa and European countries is strong and based on honest and correct information, which in return fosters the means to support the new South Africa in a beneficial way. I hope that my travel contributes not only to the well-being to HOPE Cape Town Association& Trust but also gives a bit towards a better future for this beloved country.
Filed under: General, HOPE Cape Town Association, HOPE Cape Town Association & Trust, HOPE Cape Town Trust, Networking, Politics and Society, Reflection, berlin, cape town, dresden, Frankfurt, media, munich, politics, south africa, Trier, vienna
God, AIDS, Africa & HOPE 