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  Hi Angela! I was so glad to stumble on your site !  You sound like you are completely at peace with having HSV.... and that is so encouraging...I wish I could say I was at peace with it ! I've had it for 4 years, and I definitely go through my ups and downs. I got it from my boyfriend at the time and I guess I haven't totally forgiven him yet..... I saw someone's story on your site that made me look at my part in catching it....The story made me realize that I'm the one that LET my ex touch me even after I found out by accident that he had been exposed to herpes a few months earlier. I had never really thought of it that way !  I had a choice, and I chose to put myself at risk, so how can I hate him for it ??!!  :)   I really want to thank you for your efforts as a patient advocate for this !  I admire you so much !  I think the worst part of having this is the shame..and your site has definitely shed some new light on that.
Thank you again ! - L

  Your story is very inspiring and educational.  This virus is a very unfortunate one solely for the reason that it is more of a social disease; ridicule, the sense of outcast, and perhaps more difficult having to disclose this to your partner not knowing how things might turn out.  However, empowering messages such as yours are very effective and can help people understand it more.  I have read it, commend you on your efforts to transmit this healthy information and just wanted to thank you and hope you can continue to affect others' minds in a positive manner. - D

  I am not really sure how to express what I felt once I found your site so I'll give you a condensed version of my story.

I am 32 yr old guy from a VERY rural area in northern Minnesota, the type of place where everybody knows everybody. One little gas station and a handful of resorts. A place where the closest doctor, shopping center or movie theater is an hour drive on two lane roads. Needless to say when I found out my long time girlfriend brought back herpes from the big city along with her other long term boyfriend I was surprised. Neat surprise, at least I was surprised! :) I was also devastated and scared knowing what this could do in a small town.  Most information I read states one in every five are infected, I would bet good money I am just one and only in this area.  I am one of very few under the age of fifty in the entire area. I really do not have any friends in the area as it is mostly a retirement/tourist region so this has been a hard deal for me with very limited resources. I have tried a few dating sites, paid the premium several times to only realize time after time that many of the members are 150 miles or further away or scared to let out any information, until I stumbled across your site tonight. I was in awe of the information, the openness and how people seamed to re-act to others in a helpful manner. I am just beginning to explore your site but I wanted to thank you immediately for what I am sure has been years of hard work and dedication.

I may be not be able to express myself in my own community but from what I have seen you have created a online community for those of us that need it. Thank you - X

  Hey there.  I don't have a question for you, but I just wanted to say thank you so much for this site.  After 9 years I was still struggling with feeling "dirty" and was not as open with my new boyfriend as I should have been about it.  After reading through your stories, I became more comfortable, confident, and...clean.  You have done many people a real service for sharing your personal information.  Have a great 2008. - A

  I was diagnosed at the age of 18 - X

  I just wanted to say that I love this site.  I was diagnosed with HSV 2 in mid-October, and I've done all kinds of reading.  For the past few weeks I've come to accept my illness and since my first OB went away, I kind of stopped reading so much.  I'm now experiencing prodromal symptoms of another outbreak, so I've been doing more reading.  I came across this site and it has become my favorite resource.  Thanks for being so candid and helpful.  This site is chock full of the most useful information I've found online.  You rock!!! - M

  Your site was a treasure to find!! Anyway, thank you for ALL the time and effort you put into this wonderful site!! It has helped me a lot!! - J

  THANK YOU very much for all the time and effort you have invested in helping us in the herpes community! Your work has been tremendously useful in dealing with the worst symptom of herpes: the emotional impact. You've made my life much easier to deal with in light of my recent diagnosis. - B

  Hi, your doing a great job. I found your website enlightening. Found some good information on support groups in my area. thanks again. - R

  Hello I am Tyrone I can really say that Angela's tips are really useful and her website is great and gives alot of information out. Unlike most sites her tips helped me out alot but I found out in the end I didn't have herpes. So thank you for your tips Angela!

  I've been getting a lot of feedback lately, both good and bad. So what's I've decided to do was to create two categories on my "Sexual Health Buzz" blog. One is for the "Party Poopers" and the other is for the "Positive Peeps." You can find the links to that at the bottom of this page.

What that means is that every time somebody sends me a positive comment I will post it and log it in the "Positive Peeps" section of the blog. Every time somebody sends me a not-so-positive comment I will post and log it in the "Party Poopers" section of the blog.

The reason I've decided to go this route is because I've already created two full pages of feedback from people that have written to me over the years and I don't want to have to create more pages. That's a lot of work when I already have a blog that I can post these comments on, ya know? I do love hearing how I'm doing and what I can do to improve the site. Thank you so much for your support! - Angela

  I appreciate the service you provide and I have been on a quest to find answers to all the questions that are running through my head. - M

  I got my very first negative comment, check it out! - Your site is insulting

  Hi, I was diagnosed with herpes today. I am in a monogamous relationship and we had both gone to the doctor before having sex and said "we want complete STD testing including HIV." We had NO idea that herpes was not tested for. It is generally both assumed and indicated that herpes is a standard STD test. I was so glad to see your site, and I plan to do whatever I can to get the word out on this. For no one to tell us that herpes is not tested for and that anyone could have it despite precautions is unethical of the medical profession. - E

  Thank God for your website. There's so much to explore and so much to read about herpes.

  With all the goodness you're cultivating, you deserve nothing but positive feedback.  You really hit the nail on the head when you mention attitude has so much to do with healing and staying healthy. - H

  I'm just writing to you to say thank you so much for your website! I'm 18 and got diagnosed with H about a month ago. Up until now I've been really upset and depressed, fearing to be alone forever. All the websites that I've been on are really negative and just tell you all of the downsides of having H. Then I came across your site and saw your real story, coming from a person who has had to deal with H themselves. Although scared, I have gained a lot of comfort from your site, and I don't feel so alone. I know that may sound ridiculous but at my age it is very hard to find peers who would even begin to understand. Anyway, I just wanted to say a big thank you, and I am going to keep looking at your site for help and advice, especially when H is getting me down. - E

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