Ageing with HIV

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Ageing with HIVTalkabout story

Living with HIV has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. As treatments have improved, our life expectancy has slowly risen and is approaching that of people without HIV. As a result, we are now more likely to live into our senior years and this means we have to consider a new challenge: ageing with HIV.

9 Nov 2009
Ageing: A personal perspectiveTalkabout story

Ross Duffin ponders the meaning of living long term with HIV and what we can do to address the challenges of ageing with HIV.

9 Nov 2009
A beautiful mind experienceTalkabout story

Since my last article in the April–May edition, I have been on brain-penetrating antiretroviral medication for close to 12 months now. The change in the clarity of my memory and thinking has been remarkable. But all has not been smooth. David follows up on his article in Talkabout 164 about living with HIV dementia.

2 Nov 2009
Long Term HIV: still sailing in unchartered watersTalkabout story

David writes about living with HIV dementia.

27 Apr 2009
Simple PleasuresCampaign
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Simple Pleasures builds on material presented in our booklet GETTING ON WITH IT AGAIN Living longer with HIV. The workshop is designed to be used with HIV positive peer support groups or in HIV support groups facilitated by healthcare workers.

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Simple Pleasures

Simple Pleasures builds on material presented in our booklet GETTING ON WITH IT AGAIN Living longer with HIV. The workshop is designed to be used with HIV positive peer support groups or in HIV support groups facilitated by healthcare workers.

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2008 - 2009
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Current campaign

Simple Pleasures builds on material presented in our booklet GETTING ON WITH IT AGAIN Living longer with HIV. The workshop is designed to be used with HIV positive peer support groups or in HIV support groups facilitated by healthcare workers.

23 Apr 2008
Getting on with it again - living longer with HIVCampaign
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The GETTING ON WITH IT AGAIN campaign acknowledges the challenges faced by people living longer with HIV and their resilience in meeting those challenges.

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Getting on with it again - living longer with HIV

The GETTING ON WITH IT AGAIN campaign acknowledges the challenges faced by people living longer with HIV and their resilience in meeting those challenges.

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2008 - 2009
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Current campaign

GETTING ON WITH IT AGAIN acknowledges the challenges faced by people living longer with HIV and their resilience in meeting those challenges. This booklet is based on stories and interviews and shares some strategies for change and enhancing quality of life.

6 Feb 2008
MJ - Rebuilding my life (again)Talkabout story

This story is part of the PLWHA NSW education campaign on living longer with HIV called Getting on with it (again).

21 Nov 2007
Elaine - Older and wiserTalkabout story

This story is part of the PLWHA NSW education campaign on living longer with HIV called Getting on with it (again).

21 Nov 2007
Tim - Facing forwardTalkabout story

This story is part of the PLWHA NSW education campaign on living longer with HIV called Getting on with it (again).

21 Nov 2007
Growing older: living longer with HIVFact sheet
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Growing older: living longer with HIV

PUBLISHED 2005

As a culture, we don’t celebrate maturity and nor do we collectively offer much evidence of its existence. This fact sheet aims to provide some insight into how HIV positive people experience ageing and living longer.

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PUBLISHED 2005

As a culture, we don’t celebrate maturity and nor do we collectively
offer much evidence of its existence. This fact sheet aims to provide
some insight into how HIV positive people experience ageing and living
longer.

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This fact sheet has been developed from a series of discussion groups on growing older and living longer with HIV. All names have been changed.

11 Sep 2005