Photo journal: My life with HIV

I met a counsellor called Tom at a clinic run by MSF. We talked and talked and talked about my problems.

They did a CD4 test of my immune system to see whether I should start taking antiretroviral drugs. My CD4 count was 20! So I was very far gone. Usually you should start on antiretrovirals when you are below 200. I was way under the line.

I count myself as very lucky. The drugs have changed my life so much. I was going down, down, down and now I'm going up, up!