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		<title>Not Every Door is Locked</title>
		<link>http://girllikeme.org/2012/02/23/not-every-door-is-locked/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barelycoping</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should I blame him for walking out on me and trying to retain his negative status and refuse to be put at risk, or should I thank him for urging both of us to get tested? It cannot be easy. For some time now I have been battling with acceptance of the fact that he [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girllikeme.org&amp;blog=9604354&amp;post=1452&amp;subd=agirllikemeblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Worthy</title>
		<link>http://girllikeme.org/2012/02/20/worthy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharonm10</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mano's (aka Sharon) blog]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://girllikeme.org/?p=1446</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am trapped, in a corner I am paralysed by fear. I fear if I leave him my kids will grow up fatherless like me. I fear if I leave I will never find another partner. Who will look at an HIV positive dirvocee with two kids? I fear being lonely. Funny really coz I&#8217;m [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girllikeme.org&amp;blog=9604354&amp;post=1446&amp;subd=agirllikemeblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unashamedly Positive… (Already 2012 Where did the Year go????)</title>
		<link>http://girllikeme.org/2012/02/15/unashamedly-positive-already-2012-where-did-the-year-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandywebb66</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[activism, advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mandy's blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV activist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV and art]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://girllikeme.org/?p=1439</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well it’s been a while, but I’m back and inspired to write my blog. It’s now February 2012 and the year has really flown by…Good and bad events that have marked this year as an anniversary of a House move and the Passing of my Uncle. And also a year of Exhibiting Art in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girllikeme.org&amp;blog=9604354&amp;post=1439&amp;subd=agirllikemeblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Stacey Campfield (Tennessee)</title>
		<link>http://girllikeme.org/2012/02/09/senator-stacey-campfield-tennessee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>katie06</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[activism, advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[battling stigma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kate's blog]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://girllikeme.org/?p=1430</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently read the below article describing Tennessee Senator Stacey Campfield comments regarding HIV. http://www.thebody.com/content/65600/tennessee-senator-its-virtually-impossible-for-het.html?ic=7001 I was so disturbed by his comments that I chose to write the following email: Dear Senator: While I am not a constituent of your state, I felt compelled to email you upon reading your comments which were posted on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girllikeme.org&amp;blog=9604354&amp;post=1430&amp;subd=agirllikemeblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Disclosure</title>
		<link>http://girllikeme.org/2012/01/23/disclosure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>katie06</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://girllikeme.org/?p=1424</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have not disclosed to many people. I&#8217;ve told my parents, sister, grandparents, my best friend and of course my co-workers who were around my desk when I received my diagnosis. Writing this blog has allowed me to work through some of my issues and become more accepting and understanding of my status. As a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girllikeme.org&amp;blog=9604354&amp;post=1424&amp;subd=agirllikemeblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UNDEFEATED</title>
		<link>http://girllikeme.org/2012/01/17/undefeated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>soniaroy79</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV diagnosis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://girllikeme.org/?p=1418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One year ago I thought that HIV had defeated me &#8230; I desperately wanted a baby of my own and decided to go ahead with insemination by an anonymous donor. It was my second attempt with the IUI&#8230;and instead of a positive pregnancy I was hit with a positive HIV result. Even before I realized what [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girllikeme.org&amp;blog=9604354&amp;post=1418&amp;subd=agirllikemeblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blessings</title>
		<link>http://girllikeme.org/2012/01/09/blessings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tatty2gud</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dikeledi's blog]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[motivation, faith, forgiveness]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://girllikeme.org/?p=1412</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They say what does not kill you only makes you stronger. I thought about this phrase and realized that well since HIV has not killed me…I should start looking for strengths it has created within me. At first, I struggled a bit but once I got started, the list kept growing. I struggled because deep [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girllikeme.org&amp;blog=9604354&amp;post=1412&amp;subd=agirllikemeblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Barelycoping&#8217;s Intro</title>
		<link>http://girllikeme.org/2012/01/05/barelycopings-intro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barelycoping</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[disclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV diagnosis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://girllikeme.org/?p=1404</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Who am I? I am a 38 year old single and very independent lady from South Africa, Pretoria. I am my mother’s daughter, my brothers’ sister and my lovely nephew’s aunt. I have no child of my own and I had hoped to have at least one before I hit 40. Although the future looks [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girllikeme.org&amp;blog=9604354&amp;post=1404&amp;subd=agirllikemeblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gifts</title>
		<link>http://girllikeme.org/2011/12/30/gifts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>katie06</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[activism, advocacy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://girllikeme.org/?p=1394</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the holidays begin to wind down, I reflect on all the gifts I have received. My gifts have not been merely material items, but also supportive family and amazing opportunities. Could I also consider HIV a gift? While certainly not a “gift” in the sense of something one desires, but rather in the sense [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girllikeme.org&amp;blog=9604354&amp;post=1394&amp;subd=agirllikemeblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t live a life of unfulfilled dreams!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://girllikeme.org/2011/12/20/dont-live-a-life-of-unfulfilled-dreams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyaloyo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[HIV Uganda]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the world celebrated World AIDS day a few days ago, I was celebrating the accomplishment of a dream I have had for several years now. A few years ago I had an opportunity to work with young children and I loved the experience and at that point I knew that my passion was with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girllikeme.org&amp;blog=9604354&amp;post=1388&amp;subd=agirllikemeblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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