Blog Profile / A Boy. A Girl. A Virus.
| URL : | http://www.shawnandgwenn.com/category/blog/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Diseases & Conditions / HIV & AIDS | |
| Posts on Regator: | 252 | |
| Posts / Week: | 1.9 | |
| Archived Since: | December 7, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
A Discussion With My Doctor
At my last doctor’s appointment, I talked with my doctor about the recent “HIV cure within months!” headlines that were floating around online and also my decision to switch HIV meds. Part of that discussion is in this week’s Shawn and Gwenn video, as well as an exciting new “Paging Doctor Decker” segment… Which might [...]
Changing HIV Medications
My latest video is a bit more personal- it’s about switching HIV medications. Since I started on HIV meds back in 1999, I’ve switched 4 times, going on 3 different combinations, but never because the drugs weren’t doing their job in keeping HIV from replicating. It’s always been because of side effects. And it’s always [...]
What People Are Saying About AIDS on Twitter 2
It’s YouTube Comedy Week, and Gwenn and I found some real laughers when searching “#AIDS” on Twitter. It appears that people are still using the word “AIDS” to get across their daily frustrations. Positively Yours,Shawn
HIV Discrimination in the News
Gwenn and I combed through Poz.com and found a few stories involving HIV that we felt compelled to discuss. Hope this finds everyone doing well. Positively Yours, Shawn
Happy Mother’s Day
Our latest video is a shout-out to our moms, and your moms, too. Happy Mother’s Day. Positively Yours, Shawn
Catching Up
I’d previously blogged about why Gwenn and I had a little hiatus from video-making. Well, while on hiatus, we actually recorded some of our journeys on our cellphones. One of our capers included me riding a ferris wheel in recognition of World Hemophilia Day. I know- I’m so very, very brave.
We Attempt the Condom Challenge
We just couldn’t wait until Tuesday to post our latest video… if you haven’t heard about the condom challenge, it’s a new trend that’s taken off (for better or worse) where people post videos of themselves inserting a condom into their nose and then pulling that same condom out through their mouth. Gwenn and I [...]
World Hemophilia Day
Hemophilia has shaped my life in so many ways. The physical vulnerability and the humbling effects that this medical condition has a not-so-adverse side effect: my brothers and sisters with hemophilia who have shared this journey (and our caretakers) are some of the most gentle people I have ever met. I am proud to be [...]
My Poz.Com Exclusive Article, “Adventures in Baby-Making”
I had the pleasure of talking with Mark Zatyrka about he and his wife’s decision to have children using sperm washing. (Mark’s been HIV positive since childhood, his partner, Sasha, is HIV negative.) Read it on Poz.com here: Adventures in Baby-Making Positively Yours, Shawn
Uncle Mook, Vail, Poll and My Pet Virus Screenplay
The last few weeks have been a real whirlwind… But first and foremost, I feel a public goodbye to my Uncle Mook (my dad’s little brother) is in order. He was truly a great guy, always ready to have a good laugh and always very kind to me. He’d been diagnosed with an illness that [...]
A Brief Hiatus
So no new video on this fine Tuesday. Partly because of the last video- we are getting ready for the Vail Film Festival, which has inspired me to get back to work on the screenplay to my book, My Pet Virus. In addition to that excitement, the last two weeks have seen some medical drama [...]
My Life in 60 Seconds
A little over a week ago, Gwenn saw a post on Twitter about a contest put on by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and the Vail Film Festival. You had to make a creative video about how HIV has impacted you, and also use the phrase “keep the promise on AIDS”, which is a nod to [...]
Baby Cured of HIV?
In this week’s video, Gwenn and I discuss the recent news that a baby has been functionally cured of HIV. Hopefully this raises awareness to the fact that mother-to-child transmission can be prevented before it happens if HIV testing is made readily available to women who are expecting. Positively Yours,Shawn
VLOG: Draw My Life
Here’s our latest video- it’s a Draw My Life video. A lot of YouTube Vloggers are doing them, and Gwenn thought my life would work well in the context. And I do like to draw, so I gave it a shot, thinking that a Draw My Life with a little story about HIV floating around [...]
VLOG: Movie Night… How to Survive a Plague
In this week’s video, Gwenn and I discuss How to Survive a Plague- the movie about the early days of treatment activism. Our fingers our crossed for this incredible film, as it is up for Best Documentary at the Oscars this Sunday. Hope everyone is doing well. Positively Yours, Shawn
Today is National Condom Day, Meet a Hero
Meet Kyle McCabe. He started a condom delivery service (CondAm- Condom Ambulance) on his campus at the College of New Jersey. This Associated Press interview with him is wonderful, check it out and have a Happy Condom Day! Positively Yours, Shawn
VLOG: Be Our Valentine?
This week’s video is all about V-Day, and why you shouldn’t count yourself out if you are living with a sexually transmitted infection. Be our Valentine and Share this video with friends! Much love to you all, thanks for reading and watching. Positively Yours, Shawn
VLOG: Have You Been Tested?
Our latest vlog is about HIV testing… check it out! Last week’s vlog was about the difference between HIV and AIDS. You might know the difference, but a lot of folks don’t. So we figured we’d explain it. Hope everyone is doing well! Positively Yours,Shawn
Congrats to Labtest Contest Winner: Mary!
This time around the winning guess- which came under the wire this weekend- was 583… just two t-cells off of my actual count, which was 585! What’s interesting is that the champion, Scott Anderson, was way ahead of everyone in the field with a guess of 588 until Mary swept in and bested him by [...]
Labtest Contest IX: Win A Rise Above HIV Shirt!
(REMEMBER TO VOTE ON MY POZ BLOG COMMENTS SECTION! Link below with the other rules!) It’s that time again- time to guess my t-cell count for the chance to win a fabulous prize! So what is the prize this time around? It is a Rise Above HIV t-shirt, designed by my friend and Synthetic Division [...]