May's "This Positive Life" Is Here! Meet Lolisa and Efrain.

	This month on TheBody.com's This Positive Life video series, watch inspiring interviews with Lolisa Gibson and Efrain Ecarrasquillo. Both discuss their experiences living with HIV/AIDS, how stigma has impacted how they cope, and how parenthood has changed their lives. This Month's Featured Videos: Lolisa Gibson "[HIV] changed me a lot because I became more responsible and just learned about responsibility a lot sooner than I probably would have learned about it otherwise." When Lolisa got tested for HIV in 2004, she was certain that she was HIV negative. So when her results came back positive, she was utterly shocked. It was a lot for a 17-year-old to take in, but the more she learned about HIV, the more she didn't let her diagnosis stop her from living. Lolisa, a proud mother of a baby boy, talks to us about coping with her diagnosis, becoming an HIV educator/public speaker, and being in a mixed-status relationship with a man. Efrain Ecarrasquillo "It's not about how you die that counts; it's how I lived that matters. And I want that to be really remembered ... I'm 46 years -- old, I am still here." In 1990, like most of society, Efrain, then 25 years old, believed that HIV was not a heterosexual man's issue -- until he tested positive. Because stigma was so staunch, he only disclosed to his immediate family, refused to date and lived in silence about his diagnosis for five years. It wasn't until 1995 that he found the courage to disclose to others. And once he did, his life completely turned around for the better. This Bronx native talks about the importance of having a strong support system; how HIV/AIDS work changed his life; and how his wife and her children have given him the family he never thought he would have. Don't forget, each month we will bring you new videos of people living with HIV talking about their hopes, struggles and triumphs. We hope these videos continue to remind you that you are not alone! About This E-mail This e-mail update has been sent to iqlalsmile.cara@blogger.com. This is an announcement about TheBody.com's This Positive Life monthly video series, which has been sent to everyone who is subscribed to our weekly e-mail newsletter. Want to change your subscription? Click here or send us a message at updates@thebody.com. Missed an update? Our archive of past updates will keep you in the loop. Have any other questions or comments, and don't want to send an e-mail? Feel free to snail-mail us at: TheBody.com's E-Mail Updates The HealthCentral Network, Inc. 250 West 57th Street New York, NY 10107