Confirmation Day

Boi has his final test result appointment at the Health Clinic this coming Monday.  The results of the longer method for HIV will be available then.  He fully expects his early test of + to be confirmed, but he would accept a false positive with glee. 

Since there is a very small chance of that happening and since he can't begin his treatment assessment until after this test result, he is anxious to get it over with and move on to what he has to do. He has already used his network of friends, who have been very supportive,  to get an appointment with the leading  doctor for HIV + in his state.

Meanwhile, he has been struggling with who to tell and who not to tell. As a person's medical condition is a very personal and private matter, he is taking it one person at a time. In order to avoid any discrimination he will not advise his employer or people he comes into contact with in his work, as there is no risk to them and no need for them to know.  He is telling his very close friends, as they are the means of his emotional support and they have been very responsive.

He has been invited to be with his family in another state for Thanksgiving at the end of November, and is struggling how best to tell them of his condition. This is further complicated by their reluctance to accept the fact that he is gay, even though he came out years ago to them. I am hopeful that his family will now be able to get beyond this hurdle of blame and denial and embrace him with their positive emotional support.

Boi deserves no less. 

--master