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When I first found out I was HIV positive I (like most) freaked out.
I didn't want to share my status with friends and certainly not status. Where to turn? Poz.com

Ok, some of the post are scary and some fed my anxiety but after I calmed, accepted my situation, I stopped visiting the site.

When it was time to start the medication, the fears and trepidation returned and I again turned to poz.com's forums.

Here I found a group of people that are truly remarkable and truly care. It is a very tight community that seems to know each other very well. I may have made a mistake by trying to jump in too fast and responding to others post. No one slapped me down but I recognized that even though we the virus from hell, we are very different people. I should have just sat back and allowed the experts to jump in. They are experts! The knowledge about HIV, treatment and side-affects is amazing.

The truly amazing thing about this group (of which I am not a part of but hope someday to be) is their willingness to answer the same questions over and over, allow people to vent, complain, cry, brag, share great news and tragedy. The most important thing is they care. They respond and they help. I can't recommend this group enough.

They are an incredible group of individuals with great heart.

Prime example, one member is currently struggling with insurance, co-pays and access to meds. This group has rallied and people are pitching in their own meds for an individual in need. I read what they are doing and are willing to do to assist and it brings tears to my eyes.
Although I didn't inherit the faith gene and consider myself a hopeful agnostic, there is god in these people.