Keywords - Resilience - HIV - Grief - Loss- Caregiving - Affordable Healthcare - 30/30 Project

In this episode of Resilience Unravelled, Julie Lewis, a 38-­year AIDS survivor, and mother to Grammy Award winning musician, Ryan Lewis, talks about how she was infected with HIV in 1984 following a blood transfusion. She was not diagnosed thorough until the early 1990s when she was given three to five years to live. After years of silence about her disease, she found an unlikely community of friends to fight alongside and began using her story to make a difference. Her experiences as a woman living with AIDS offers insights about grief and loss, caregiving, spirituality, and the importance of community.

More than 38 years later and she is living life to its fullest and her priority is to make quality affordable healthcare available to those in underserved communities. Through the non-profits she founded the, 30/30 Project and has raised funds to build 30 health facilities in 9 different countries including Africa, India, South America and the US for those who need it most.

Main topics

• How one phone call can change the track of your life
• Navigating an AIDS diagnosis
• Preparing your family for your death
• The importance of having a foundation for the future
• Building the 30/30 Project

Timestamps

1.     Introductions – 00.00 – 01.54

2.    Getting an AIDS diagnosis – 01.53 – 02.30

3.    The 30/30 Project – 02.31 – 04.46

4.     Navigating an AIDS diagnosis – 05.17 – 10.53

5.     Building a foundation for the future – 10.54 – 14.52

6.     The motivation for the 30/30 Project – 14.53 – 20.56

7.     Information about Julie’s book and contact information – 20.57 – 25.04

Action items

• For further information go to: https://stillpositive.com
• Read Julie's book  STILL POSITIVE. All net proceeds from the book will go to support the 30/30 Project Legacy Fund.