Positive Pedaler member and first-time ALC rider Alvin tells his story in his own words. My name is Alvin; I was born in the port of Veracruz Mexico, the oldest port in Mexico and in the Americas, the first gateway…

In 1990 Greg Hill and his partner Ed Watts were both diagnosed with HIV. Ed got sick, but Greg didn’t. In two years time, Ed had died and Greg was living as though he was going to die. He was…

A Simple Matter of Conviction. By Barry Haarde How does one survive a plague? What does it take to pedal a bicycle across the United States? One might argue that the answer to both questions is largely the same. In…

By Don Smith and Carol Hyman Don Smith 54 of Penticton, British Columbia, became passionate about healthy living not long after being diagnosed with HIV when he was 28 years old. “Staying as healthy as possible is my way of…

Bobby Purcell doesn’t think he has much of a story to tell. “I really think there are better stories out there,” he says. This is coming from a guy who is about to do his seventh AIDS Lifecycle while living…