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Aged 46-55
Interview 04  

Interview 04

Age at Interview: 48
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 32
Background: A retired gay male who was diagnosed with HIV in 1989. His partner died of AIDS in the early 90s. He went through a 'mid-life crisis' more recently.
Brief outline:He was taking saquinavir, ritonavir, tenofovir, and ddI with few side effects. He was also taking Prozac for depression. He had an undetectable viral load. Counselling has helped him to cope.

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He wants quality of life, not illness and dependency.

 



I would not want other people… to rely on other people the whole time. I want quality of life you know, I do not want… it is all about quality of life for me, and if it gets to the stage where I am dependent on so many other people, then I just don't want it. It is not what I want you know. Because I've seen it and I have seen how people… it is just, it gets the person down that is ill, because they are just so… the whole time worrying about… this person has got to come in and do this, and this person has got to wash him, and this person has got to do that. And I just don't want this. You know for me I would just say, 'Oh just give us a jab, help me out.'
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