Diane

“I’m a dinosaur, diagnosed March 1986. So being one of the very first women living with HIV – not only in Western Australia, but in Australia – it was very difficult to cope with that at the beginning… I work in harm reduction and I have a real passion for the work that I do there… Sadly, I don’t have any children because back when I was diagnosed, we were told not have children. And you were made to feel very guilty if you chose to have them. A hysterectomy was the other thing that they did as well… I work part-time and what I’m finding more difficult – more than anything at the moment – is diabetes, which I know a few other people are in the same boat. So that’s what my issue is, more than HIV at the moment.”