Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Full video here:

youtu.be/mGJOQQgOJdM


It is National HIV Testing Week.

I wanted to tell you about how I am working with Terrence Higgins Trust as a volunteer.

And how some of the money that I have helped to raise for them has been spent through their Positive Voices program.

tht.org.uk/our-work/community-projects/positive-voices

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HIV testing is free, quick and confidential - it's also the only way to know your HIV status.

For National HIV Testing Week anyone in England is able to order an HIV test in the comfort of your own home.

Most tests come back negative, but it's always better to know. If you test positive, it's crucial to know that people on effective HIV treatment can live a healthy and fulfilling life. For many, their life expectancy is the same as people without it.

Anyone diagnosed with HIV in England can also access support to help you process the change.

HIV doesn't have to stand in the way of you living your life - but the first step is taking a test.

Order a free HIV test kit to be delivered to your door in plain packaging via the link in this website startswithme.org.uk

#HIV #HIVPositive #NationalHIVTestingWeek

I contracted HIV in 2016, when it was no longer a death sentence. Thanks to pioneering medicines that control and suppress the disease and prevent its transmission.

Since then, I have raised over £2500 for the Terrence Higgins Trust by running the London Marathon and by shaving my head on World AIDS Day, to commemorate everyone we have lost to HIV and AIDS.

“Coming out” as HIV+ was incredibly scary. But the support of my friends and family and charities including the Terrence Higgins Trust.

This is my story:
youtu.be/HnRA57hPc9I

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