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    Living Positive+ A Short Story About My Life With H.I.V.
    Living Positive+ A Short Story About My Life With H.I.V.
    Living Positive+ A Short Story About My Life With H.I.V.
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    Living Positive+ A Short Story About My Life With H.I.V.

    By Elle Pea

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    This is a look at how I came to find out about being H.I.V. positive.
    Living with H.I.V. and finding my husband and having my child.
    My parents not wanting to tell me and I want to be an example of a person who can live with this disease and still have a normal healthy life.
    A quick look through my pregnancy and labour and delivery and how I felt after having my baby.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElle Pea
    Release dateNov 14, 2014
    ISBN9781311756152
    Living Positive+ A Short Story About My Life With H.I.V.
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    Elle Pea

    I live in a small town on Vancouver Island and I enjoy reading books and writing of any sort.I like music and singing along to the music in my car, photography, modeling, swimming for fun, my animals.When I have free time I spend it with my husband, daughter, my Great Dane, Rough Collie and my cat.I enjoy walks or coffee dates or just spending time with some good friends.

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