Living with HIV in the Philippines

The official blog of The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation, Inc. (TRR).

  • TRR LOVE FUND

    TRR Love Fund is the arm of the foundation which provides medical assistance to the financially challenged PLHIV.

  • Care assistance for HIV Test

    The Care Assistant Program involves assistance to HIV testing and HIV and AIDS Treatment hubs in the Philippines. Our volunteers schedule the client to the clinic or hub, assist with the procedure in the clinic or hub and conduct peer counseling

  • HOTLINE ASSISTANCE

    With the TRR Hotline Numbers, our volunteers answer concerns and inquiries about HIV and AIDS, do counselling, refers clients to nearest HIV Testing facility, HIV and AIDS Treatment Hub and government and NGO organizations for support

  • PEER COUNSELING

    The foundation volunteers conduct one-on-one counseling either on the phone or in person. They also conduct group counseling

  • SUPPORT GROUP TALK

    The support group talk (SGT) is a program that involves giving HIV lectures by guest speakers, discuss topics about HIV, care, treatment and support, discussion issues related to HIV

  • OUTREACH PROGRAM

    The foundation's outreach program is geared towards providing support to our fellow PLHIV's in the HIV and AIDS Treatment Hubs. Volunteers hand out of donations of medicines and special gifts to PLHIV, give inspirational talks by invited guests to a group of PLHIV, bonding over snacks or meal, visit the sick who are confined in the hospital

  • Referral System

    As part of treatment, the foundation's referral program involves our volunteers referring clients to specialized doctors who are HIV friendly. The foundation has it's own list of specialty doctors of low cost for the indigent PLHIV.

  • Online Support Group

    The foundation has a private Online Support Group in facebook. This group of advocates, supporters, counselors, health Workers and PLHIV

  • Home Health

    Aside from client counselling, the foundation volunteers also do family counselling and home visitation for awareness and continuance of care.

  • Health Fitness

    The foundation believes in holistic approach to treatment and care, thus inclusion of these programs: yoga, dance, swimming, jogging and running, boot camp workouts

  • EVENTS

    As part of awareness and education program, the foundation organizes its own national events to coincide with the international AIDS events: World AIDS Day and International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

Monday, December 16, 2013

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Email 415: Where to Get Treatment

Hi, my friend just got diagnosed with H.I.V. I would like to know where to go for a therapy. Thank you.

Anne
                                                                     
POZZIEPINOY’S RESPONSE

Hi Anne.

Thank you for your email.

You can get treatment in any of the HIV/AIDS Treatment Hubs nearest you. Just make sure to bring your HIV confirmatory test result when you get there.


If you want to be assisted, you can call at Gerald: 0917-899-0473 for the Care Assistance Program of The Red Ribbon. We personally assist the newly diagnosed PLHIV's so they can get through with the process of treatment easily.
I hope I was able to answer your concerns. Feel free to email me again if you have other questions.


Stay healthy,
Pozziepinoy

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

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The Red Ribbon Luau Christmas Party!


ADVISORY

The Red Ribbon's
Luau Christmas Party2013

WHEN: 

Friday, December 13, 2013 
starting at 6pm

Where: 

#23 Tambis Street, Area 9, 
Luzon Avenue, Quezon City


What to Expect:

 Dance Party
Pool Party
Beauty Pageant
Fun Games
Sumptuous Meal & Snacks
Photo Booth
Ice Cream Sorbetero
Fireworks


NO REGISTRATION FEE!
POTLUCK PARTY!
A GATHERING OF THE PLHIV COMMUNITY,
ADVOCATES & SUPPORTERS


BE IN YOUR BEST LUAU ATTIRE!






"WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
NO PLHIV is alone with his or her struggle with HIV!"

-Pozziepinoy-



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The 5th TRR Outreach Program!


ADVISORY

The Red Ribbon's 
Outreach Program

When: 10;30am, December 12, 2013
Where: RITM-ARG

Join Us!

Listen to Inspirational Talks
Donation to the Hub of Prophylaxes
Gift Giving
Meal Sharing




"WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
NO PLHIV is alone with his or her struggle with HIV!"

-Pozziepinoy-



Want to be ASSISTED for the HIV TEST?? 
Check this link:


If you have comments or questions, please click this link:





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What World AIDS Day Means to Me


Today, December 1, 2013 marks the WORLD AIDS DAY. As I was writing this Speech I was thinking about why am I doing this? Am I doing this for my fellow Persons Living with HIV and AIDS or am I doing this for myself?
I was diagnosed HIV+ on June 2010. That year has been a rough year for me, struggling to hang on with work while I am away from my family, constant battle with my sexuality & trying hard to live with the expectations of my relatives. 

When I was diagnosed, all came to a complete halt. Everything was not as same as it was before. I was overshadowed by complete darkness and I don’t know where to start again with my life or what is left of it. I cried buckets of tears thinking that I was totally useless, I was scared of disclosing my status for the fear of being judged, casted away, or hurt by the people I love and value the most.

The fact is, all my fears did happen. The first person who stigmatized and discriminated me were my own parents along with some of my relatives. It was like every day that I wake up everything just keeps getting worse.
What made me survive was HOPE, HOPE that accompanied me to each and every hardship that I endured. HOPE that shed light and directed me to a brighter future. HOPE that until now I am holding on to and made me pursue my new dreams.

I can say that I am a better, stronger, wiser person now. 

WORLD AIDS DAY is dedicated to raise awareness of the worldwide spread of the HIV Pandemic. And I have been an ADVOCATE for more than 2 years now and I have been struggling with what is really my purpose for doing this ADVOCACY. Well for me I only want one thing to happen, and that is to eventually reach the goal of “GETTING TO ZERO” and it starts with spreading awareness. We need to educate each and everyone in order for them to know the facts and correct misconceptions about the VIRUS. If we do that then we can eventually put an end to the increasing NEW HIV INFECTIONS, we can prevent cases of AIDS-RELATED DEATHS by making sure that they are enrolled in a Treatment Hub and seek proper Treatment and we can be able to stop the STIGMA & DISCRIMINATION attached with this Virus.

I finally get it know. I am not only doing this for myself or for my fellow PLHIV’s but I’m doing this for everyone. I am sharing my story in order to inspire them and make them realize that it is really happening and will definitely not stop until each and everyone of us will do our part to put an end to it.

EDUCATION is our best weapon to fight the VIRUS. So let us spread awareness not only today but let’s do it everyday.

JAKE POSITIVE

ADVOCATE / HIV COUNSELOR / PEER EDUCATOR / HIV +





"WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
NO PLHIV is alone with his or her struggle with HIV!"

-Pozziepinoy-



Want to be ASSISTED for the HIV TEST?? 
Check this link:


If you have comments or questions, please click this link:





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My HIV Test Experience


Hello!

I had a very low risk of sexual encounter June of this year. After two weeks of my encounter I had canker sore on my mouth, then last October I experienced  rashes, light night sweats and headache. Then November came and I still experience rashes and headache. I was really worrying that this might be HIV and what really increased my anxiety was the oral thrush that I saw from my tongue. I was searching the net about HIV symptoms and I saw your site, your site gave me the strength to do an HIV testing. I just had an Immuno-chromatography test or ICT that and Rapid plasma reagin test yesterday December 10 and got my result today and they are both negative or non reactive. Thank you for giving me strength to have my self tested, now I don't have to worry about having HIV. Moral lesson to everyone, instead of worrying about having HIV, you should get tested to ease your mind and by the why stop looking and searching for symptoms on the internet it will just increase your anxiety and go for a test.                                                                                    

 Thank you again pozzie for giving me the courage to get tested. God bless and more power to you.  
                                                                                                                                                        Love, 
XXX   


Saturday, December 7, 2013

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What World AIDS Day Means to Me


A few years ago, whenever Dec 1 would appear in the calendar, 2 things were coming to front in my mind. First, I know that the following day would be no work for us because it is Pasay City Day and our office is in that city. And second, because I know that it is World AIDS Day. Back then, WAD's significance to me was the number of people who got infected and the number of deaths due to the virus. In other words, I was just interested with the cold stats that HIV/AIDS provides.

As the years passed and I had become involved with an advocacy involving commercial sex workers, it was becoming evident that I will have to deal with the issues surrounding HIV/AIDS as this was a path that seemed to be a natural course to be taken by the CSW whom I deal with on an increasing frequency. 

I now see the problems of discrimination and the stigma the disease carries that burdens the people who are infected. And I also now see the challenges that both the government and the private sector faces because of the growing number of people getting infected. 
But when that fateful day arrived when HIV came face to face with me and our family because of a family member being diagnosed positive, the impact was just overwhelming. Needless to say, our lives were never the same again. 
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Email 414: Do I Need a Retest?

Hi Pozzie,

this is Miguel, great to see your blog,i'm gonna tell you some story of mine on how i started to engage myself on some sexual activities,i started to have sexual experience since first year college when i was about 16 before i graduate i cant even remember how many person i got on my hands and way back 6 years ago i saw some strange symptoms that more closely related to HIV/AIDS symptoms in addition that i'm actually now experiencing some difficulties on my health like drying of skin,strange feelings like sickness, paling of eyes,over fatigue,etc. but after a years of worrying at-last i finally got tested on RITM clinic in Malate,Manila on dec 2 this year, its free and very confidential so nothing to worrying about. First i have a thought that i'll surely turn positive on my HIV test result then after a couple hours of waiting i was freakin shocked and almost cried to death when i see the final result of my rapid ICT HIV test its actually negative,but i'm just a bit curious on how accurate the rapid ICT test for the detection of HIV, do i have to undergo to another HIV test again for assurance?

hope you can help me to ease my doubts,

thank you =)

Miguel

Friday, December 6, 2013

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Email 413: Had Unprotected Sex Before


I never had an HIV test ever since I had sex with men. I am 23 years old now and started sex 3 years ago. I was fucked with 2 persons (without condom), and with two individuals, one with condom and the other has not. These were all happened by intervals of months to have sex again, and it was 3 years ago.  

 But then I never liked to be in bottom so I had tried to have sex with different guys where I’m on top, mostly I never use condom, and sometimes I just get an oral sex. Most probably, 2 years I’m on top until now. I really got worried about my condition and health now. So far in that course, I never had gone into really flu or illnesses whatsoever that has to do with HIV symptoms, not in particular situation that I can remember. I have fairly rashes but I guess I got it when I had couple drinks during the night and it appears after a day/s or an hours. As I remember, I really get flu once in a year, but not really after sex  
within week or weeks. Maybe I am really scared to be tested. I don’t know what to do when it resulted to positive. I know these all can’t really be my bases, but I want to know my status. I want to have a baby. I am working and Sunday is my off. If you can reach me please contact me. XXX. I am from Paco, Manila.

 XXX
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