photo taken from: http://staydum93.deviantart.com/art/Crying-Face-171951658 March 29. I went to the diagnostic clinic early to finish whatever it was that needs to be rechecked on me. I wanted everything to be accomplished because I was on PM shift. And yes, it was that day that I knew that I am HIV positive. After the talk with the head med tech, I decided to proceed to the hospital although it was still early for duty. I was in the MRT station when I texted a workmate that I needed to talk to someone. I was glad with the reply; she’s on PM shift as well. When I arrived in the hospital, I prepared my things and received endorsement from my manager. I remember texting my...

                                                  photo taken from: http://www.added-value.com/source/2010/10/marketing-and-hiv/ January 2012. After three years of working as a staff nurse, I was informed by my manager that she will process my promotion as assistant manager of our unit. I was ecstatic. After a hate-hate relationship with some managers in the hospital in the early years of my career, it became love-love a few years later. To be fair with the company, I was honest enough to inform them that I have a pending application abroad. I already passed...