Local HIV long-term survivor thanks county for program support, urges continued backing
Aging HIV survivor and participant in Cascade AIDS Project’s Aging Well program thanked the board for past and ongoing local support and urged sustained backing for services amid federal funding threats.
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Gene Bishop, who said he lives in Multnomah County District 3 and has been living with HIV for more than 28 years, addressed the board during public comment to mark HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day (June 5). Bishop said he is HIV-undetectable thanks to medications and credited programs like the Cascade AIDS Project and its Aging Well program with reducing isolation and supporting older adults living with HIV.
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