I tested positive for HIV and received an AIDS diagnosis in 1988. In 2018, I was diagnosed with amyleoid leukemia and needed a stem cell transplant. On February 6, 2019, I received the transplant. My donor had a CCR5 delta 32 mutation which prevents HIV from attaching to your cells. Now, my HIV and Leukemia are in remission. I’m the fifth person in the world that has been cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant. Now, my purpose is to inspire people worldwide that a cure for HIV is possible and to help to stop HIV stigma. The HIV community has been my community for the past 36 years and that will never change.
