Woke up earlier than usual and couldn’t go back to sleep, so I made scrambled eggs and french toast. Time now for my #HIV medication.

At #AIDS2026, activists interrupted a U.S. State Department pre-conference session to protest #PEPFAR cuts and the Trump administration’s “America First Global Health Strategy.” “We will not be erased!” activists said. positivelyaware.com/pepfar-protest-at-aids-2026

Quiet start to a busy day. Time for my #HIV medication.

A steep decline in government support has put #HIV prevention and services under more strain than at any point in nearly a quarter century and threatens to stall or even reverse decades of progress, according to a report released by UNAIDS at #AIDS2026. www.positivelyaware.com/innovation-w...

At my doctor’s office this morning for my regular appointment; it seemed like a good time to take my #HIV medication.

Sunday breakfast with my #HIV medication.

MPact Global’s Andrew Spieldenner warns of cuts to #HIV funding. At #AIDS2026, @unaids.org and @kff.org will release reports examining the impact of those cuts. Also at the conference, MPact will stage a “kiss-in” demonstration. positivelyaware.com/mpact-20-years

Over coffee this morning, my friend Charlie was making a point about something while I was taking my #HIV medication.

Ahead of #AIDS2026, new findings show over 1,700 clinic closures, staffing losses and reductions in HIV prevention services; a separate analysis found 77,000 fewer children receiving PEPFAR-supported HIV treatment in 2025 than the year before. positivelyaware.com/pepfar-cuts-threaten-global-response

Working from home today, I took a coffee break to get my favorite—an alliterative large lavender latte with almond milk—with my #HIV medication.

A memento from yesterday’s stigma summit and my #HIV medication.

Coinciding with #ZeroHIVStigmaDay today, @aidsfoundationchi.bsky.social hosted an #HIVStigmaSummit, and I got to speak as a panelist. What better place to take my #HIV medication.

Met up this morning with my friend Charlie for coffee; a good time to take my #HIV medication. I needed to chat with him to get over my nerves about taking part tomorrow in an intergenerational panel discussion about HIV stigma.

If it’s Tuesday, I’m probably taking my #HIV medication during one of the Teams meetings I have in the morning.

Finished with breakfast; now for my #HIV medication.

“HIV has too often been framed as somebody else’s issue,” writes social worker Ebony C. Barney, MPH, MSW, LSW, CPH. positivelyaware.com/black-social-workers-and-hiv

On my way to work I stopped to get some coffee and figured I’d take my #HIV medication then, too.

So that’s where you were hiding. Before leaving for the holiday weekend, I forgot to take the @adherencetoad home with me. He was under some papers at my desk. I still took my #HIV medication but didn’t want to take any pics without him.

Aging and HIV service organizations must build the knowledge, policies and partnerships needed to ensure older adults living with HIV feel seen, understood and supported, writes HIV advocate Jax Kelly. positivelyaware.com/a-referral-is-not-a-strategy

Could people with HIV lose Medicaid coverage because of new work requirements? Advocates say a new federal rule could make it harder for people living with HIV to qualify for exemptions Congress intended for those who are “medically frail.” positivelyaware.com/interim-final-rule

If ending #HIV means relying on systems that keep people locked out of affordable care, then we need to rethink the strategy. writes advocate @shekinahrose.bsky.social in a First Person commentary for @posaware.bsky.social. . positivelyaware.com/drug-pricing-is-hiv-policy

Just before a virtual training at work, I had orange juice and a chocolate donut with my #HIV medication. Although geared more for our case manager colleagues—the all-staff training was about the role of housing in life with HIV—I think everyone got something out of it; I did.

Started the day making a smoothie—orange, apple and fresh ginger—to go with my #HIV medication.

On a beautiful Sunday morning, I thought to enjoy the weather and take my #HIV medication.

New governing rules for the CDC’s vaccines committee could undermine the panel’s authority and make it vulnerable to politics, says a statement by a group of medical organizations, led by @idsainfo.bsky.social. positivelyaware.com/new-acip-charter

Ahead of #NationalHIVTestingDay—Saturday, June 27—a new report from AIDSVu finds a record 644,170 people were on PrEP in the U.S. last year. But the growth 2024–2025 was the slowest in the past 5 years and access and uptake are still far too uneven. positivelyaware.com/new-prepvu-data

Grabbed a coffee and a yogurt parfait, so I figured I’d take my #HIV medication right then and there.

Working from home today, having coffee with my #HIV medication before the first Zoom meeting of a busy morning.

We had a going away lunch today for a colleague. Afterward, a couple other coworkers who didn’t know I take daily #HIV medication—and a picture of it—asked what I was doing. I explained how this is how I normalize life with HIV and how I remember to take my pill.

A large lavender latte, an Entenmann’s chocolate-covered donut and my #HIV medication—that’s a good start to my day!