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Chronic health issues >> HIV >> Aged 36-40 >> Interview 03 >> To a certain extent he dealt with HIV by becoming informed.

Has slowly built up his strength since his illness, becoming highly expert in HIV. He did extensive self-development work on himself. He has 870 CD4 cells and currently takes nevirapine, abacavir, and lamivudine with minimal side effects.

Chronic health issues >> HIV >> Aged 46-55 >> Interview 05 >> Has moved away from formal religion and feels that his spirituality is about the way he is connected with others. (Read by an actor.)

His current T cells are 600 and he is not on anti-HIV medication. He is happy to be alive now, does voluntary work (non-HIV) and training courses. (Video and audio clips read by an actor.)

Chronic health issues >> HIV >> Aged 46-55 >> Interview 38 >> Gives advice on caring for the self and balancing HIV with the rest of your life.

Although he has developed a lot of resistance to anti-HIV drugs, he is currently doing well on T20, TMC114 (as part of a trial), FTC, tenofovir and abacavir, and has an undetectable viral load.

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