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Interview 14

Interview 14

Age at Interview: 35
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 31
Background: A single gay male living in a city in the North, who also suffered from agoraphobia and from winter depression.

Brief outline:He believes dealing with multiple difficulties in his life like HIV has made him stronger. He takes Fosamprenavir, Ritonavir, Tenofovir and Emtricitabine (6 tablets once in the evening) with few side effects.

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Talks about the range of things that his local HIV charity does to help people.
Print They help with just getting letters together, liaising, just basically anything that you go to them for. I mean financial help, even, if you need it. Just all sorts. They put you onto Cruisaid for grants, or… just daft things. If… I mean they keep saying to me, if I've got no motivation, which I didn't have like a year ago, if I need to go somewhere, just phone them. And they'll send me a taxi. I can get a contract taxi. But I won't take the piss like that. I just won't do it. You know. I'm sort of too, too hard-headed and independent for that, you know. I'd rather walk than get a free taxi. I just [laughs]… you know. But they do all sorts, you know. Just support really. Advocacy. Office based, I can even go and use a computer there if I need to. Use their offices. Just lots… They just do lots, really. They just… And phoning for counsellors, so that… And they're going to start doing alternative therapies, massage, that sort of stuff.

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