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Aged 46-55
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Interview 38
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Talks about how people need to live life in the present, but responsibly.
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.
Chronic health issues
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HIV
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Aged 46-55
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Interview 38
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People need to live life in the present, but responsibly.
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.
Chronic health issues
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HIV
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Aged 36-40
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Interview 03
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Living with a life threatening illness helped him to focus 'on the present' and what he needed to have a better quality of life.
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
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HIV
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Aged 36-40
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Interview 03
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Living with a life threatening illness helped him to focus 'on the present' and what he needed to have a better quality of life.
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
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HIV
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Aged 56-65
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Interview 29
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Talks about how people can focus on - and enjoy - the present moment.
He currently takes Kaletra, tenofovir, 3TC and has an undetectable viral load. He has suffered from painful peripheral neuropathy and uses visualisation and meditation to control the pain.
Chronic health issues
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HIV
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Aged 56-65
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Interview 29
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Talks about how people can focus on - and enjoy - the present moment.
He currently takes Kaletra, tenofovir, 3TC and has an undetectable viral load. He has suffered from painful peripheral neuropathy and uses visualisation and meditation to control the pain.
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