Monthly Archives: October 2010
1,000 Copies Pre-sold!
We still have one month before publication of Aging with HIV: A Gay Man’s Guide and we’ve already hit the 1,000 mark. Because of your interest in the subject, bookstores and libraries across the country have pre-ordered 1,000 copies of … Continue reading
Accelerated Aging
There has been much discussion lately in the blog-o-sphere about accelerated aging among people living with HIV. The term “accelerated aging” refers to a collection of conditions (heart disease, bone loss, cancer and cognitive decline) that are more common in … Continue reading
Talking with Mark S. King about Aging with HIV
Mark S. King writes MyFabulousDisease.com and is a blogger for TheBody.com. Recently he wrote me with questions about Aging with HIV: A Gay Man’s Guide. Here is what I wrote him: Thank you for including me in your blog posting … Continue reading
HIV prevalence aged fifty and older
The CDC released its HIV surveillance report 2005-2008 in June and Dr. Stephen Karpiak of ACRIA just sent me the data on HIV prevalence in the over fifty population. The number of people over age fifty is increasing exponentially, and … Continue reading
Aging with HIV coming to the White House
Next week the White House will be holding a meeting on HIV and Aging. The purpose of this meeting is to raise awareness about people who are aging with HIV or contracting HIV at age fifty or older; to explore … Continue reading
Creativity
In San Francisco this weekend I attended ArtSpan’s Open Studio tour of artists’ spaces and work in the Castro, Noe Valley, and Mission Districts. I had the opportunity to meet with many of the artists and talk to them about … Continue reading
Go West!
I am headed for San Francisco. I hope to have the opportunity to learn more about how gay men are adapting to the challenges of aging with HIV on the other side of the country. I think I will have … Continue reading
“Fragile Networks of Social Support” Still a Concern Among Middle Aged and Older People with HIV
In a 2005 study of HIV over fifty Shippy and Karpiak described this group as having “fragile networks of social support.” The study participants had little support from family, and relied mostly on the involvement of peers, many of whom … Continue reading
Aging with HIV: The Complications of Success
I am pleased to be presenting a workshop with Dr. Stephen Karpiak at the SAGE National Conference and LGBT Expo, “The Future of Aging Is In Our Hands” in New York City. This session will take place on Saturday November … Continue reading
