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<v ->Things that are better about my life today are</v>

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number one, I'm more outspoken.

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And I used to be a behind-the-scenes,

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making sure everything works,

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I've never been in the front so to speak.

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But it's forced me, probably to do the things

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I was probably already meant to do, that's natural to me,

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but that I told myself wasn't natural.

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And HIV kinda changed all that,

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because I had to advocate for myself,

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and then I ended up advocating for other people.

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I had to gain knowledge for myself.

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And in doing that,

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I shared the knowledge with other people to help them.

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So it gave me a opportunity to kinda pave the way

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for other people who may not have the opportunity,

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the desire, or the willingness to share their story

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the way that I shared mine.

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But I know that if I share mine,

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it may benefit someone else in the long run.