This year marks 30 years since the Food and Drug Administration approved AZT , a drug to combat HIV and AIDS. The Atlanta metro area has one of the highest rates in the nation of new HIV diagnoses. In a commentary originally written for Vox Teen Communications , Kaleb Anderson, 19, of Atlanta wrote about how he learned of his HIV diagnosis shortly before starting college. I remember the day I found out. My mom quivered over the phone. She said: The pediatrician wants you to come to the office