 June 19th, 2009:
I have not been able to participate in the chats or make new stuff for our POZ network due to injuries to hands. My hands are sore because of 10 years of hardcore computer/web programming (10-16 hours a day, 7 days a week of typing and clicking, over 36,000 hours) and for the last several months I have been unable to even work with a computer for an hour a day. I am sure that me chatting with over 50,000 different people in the chat rooms over the last 10 years hasn't helped much either. I have RSI (repetitive stress injury), joint damage (wrist, fingers) and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from over usage.
Doctors cannot do much accept offer me Vicoden (I have tried anti inflammatory pills and such with not much effect) for pain and Zoloft for the depression caused. Because I was self employed, I can not get any financial compensation for the future.
September 11th, 2007:
Next month will finally be the last payment on the new server I got back
in March. I had originally paid half of it off and then owed Dell for the
other half. I cannot wait to have this cost gone away! I will then be able
to save some money for getting my teeth fixed (they just keep getting worse
and worse, only another 4 to 5 thousand dollars to go). starting to bookmark
some sites HERE.
March
23rd, 2007:
Brand new Dell PowerEdge server is installed and running! This server is
powerful, it's equivalent to 8 desktop computers rolled into one. It has two
quad core CPUs (8X2GHz), 4 GB RAM (can upgrade as high as 32GB), 2x36 GB SAS
(SCSI RAID 1) 15,000 RPM, etc. You can see the details of our new server
HERE.
February 4th, 2007:
I am in need of dental assistance of some sort, I am currently living in New York state. I have had a dental evaluation and price
estimate/quote from a couple local dentists, the dentist I felt more comfortable with wants another $5,000 to fix up the mess in my mouth (years or minor problems have escalated), this will cover costs of pulling bad teeth,
2 posts and 2 implants for clip on dentures (both top and bottom), dentures and medications needed for procedures. My teeth are so bad I cannot eat many foods. Also, many teeth have been yanked out and I cannot chew meats or many foods as I am missing many of my back teeth. Any ideas of what I can do? I have about $750 dollars saved up (cannot use it up because it is not enough to get false teeth, there is no use fixing my half bad teeth anymore, I have already wasted about $5,000 on fillings and root canals in the last 4 years
trying to save my natural teeth with no good results). I am not asking
for money, just need ideas (programs, grants, etc) what I can do (no
local dental schools even to beg at). December 16th, 2006: Sorry it has been so long since I have updated people about how I am doing
(I am doing much better
these days financially, not rich or well off, but I have a basic income to keep me alive, not so bad off anymore,
still no money for dental work). I had received an email from a big newspaper wanting to do an article about how someone almost homeless can do all this for others, but the fact is that I am doing much better now a days and I am no longer in desperate need of money as I am able to afford housing/shelter, food and my medications. Needless to say the newspaper journalist wasn't interested anymore... All donations still go towards running the sites, I have been averaging about 20 dollars a month for the last couple years or more (not even enough to cover the domain name costs, never mind any help towards business internet line for servers). September 21st, 2004: All new news will be posted on my new blog, please visit http://www.HIV-AIDS.Blog-City.com to view... September 1st, 2004: Here's my feedback page (many positives, a few negatives, all threats and racist/sexist/fraudulent/faked comments are not added), please email comments about how the sites help (or if you dislike, I am used to hatemail) to be added VIA support@hiv-aids-poz.com, thanks :) I always get to hear the negatives as people only seemed compelled to comment when they are mad (say I banned them for an hour in chat room for being very drunk and acting disrespectful to others, they will surely go into my forum and post hate against me, but never any nice stuff when my sites helped them), so please try to send me some pozitives if you can see it in your heart... August 8th, 2004: I have finally been able to replace my disability income (which also means I am no longer entitled to get Canadian ODSP) with help from Google ads! I love Google (yes, even that way)! I am staying with my fiancé (woman to whom I am engaged to be married to is a HIV positive nurse), all is better now! I can still use some help getting some upgrades to computers/software, plus we need a redundant server (backup) setup. Otherwise, sponsor advertising is paying all the web bills (2 internet lines, domain names, T3 picture hosting, etc) so there is no longer a threat of our HIV/AIDS network going down! Visit my new blog where I will post stuff relating to me and being HIV positive. April 5th, 2004:
I lost my disability income as I was in USA for my upcoming April birthday and problems with my old landlord (since she found out I was HIV positive). If not for my girlfriend, I would be homeless right now! I lost many belongings too as my rent was not paid through automatic monthly payment as I never got my disability check (friend in my hometown said someone else is already living in my apartment as of April 2nd, 2004). I am going to be a daddy in September of 2004! Proper medical techniques make for a 97%+ chance the baby will not have HIV, thankfully the mother is employed with the health field and has access to all proper precautions. I wish HIV and AIDS we're not a threat (like the AIDS dissidents believe), but unfortunately this is a big scare for me as there is a slight chance that the baby could be HIV+. With medications today (and "break throughs" in the near future), a child could live to see a decent life even if HIV positive, so any life is better than no life (how I feel about my life). I'm scared, but excited to have a chance to be a father all at the same time! More details HERE about DaveyBoy becoming a POZ father/parent. |
