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Living with HIV support in France

For people living with HIV and those newly diagnosed. Talk with people in France who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.

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Help for living with HIV in France

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Calm Corner Weighted Blankets, Rouen

A small team supporting caring for someone with cancer and chronic pain. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

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Marseille Peer Support Group

Run by people who have been through chronic pain and difficult or high-risk pregnancy themselves.

Evenings and weekends

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Olivier Counselling, Rouen

A small team supporting stroke recovery and long covid. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Paris Home Help

We help people with diabetes and ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions, in person in Paris and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Reims Grief Counselling

A small team supporting ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions and chronic pain. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.

Evenings and weekends

From people who came through it

  • โ€œA note for the next person. I was where you are in 2022. It was one pill a day and I couldn't see past it. Last month I had people round for dinner. The bad days get further apart. One day at a time.โ€

    Wael W ยท been through living with hiv
  • โ€œmaybe you just found out. or maybe you've known for a while. either way, it's heavy. the pill is tiny. the fear is huge. tell one person you trust. for me that was grace. she didn't act weird about it. the undetectable thing is real, it's science, not just a promise. but the fear might stick around for a bit. that's fine. find something to hold onto. for me it's my plants. for you it might be something different. you're not the only one in this, even when it feels like it. (i know, i dislike that phrase too. but it's true.)โ€

    Silver Thunder ยท been through living with hiv
  • โ€œI've been there. For me it was two years ago. Telling a new partner, every single day. I picked up the guitar again. You've got this, even if it doesn't feel like it.โ€

    honeyjune84 ยท been through living with hiv
  • โ€œYou just found out. Everything feels upside down. I know. For weeks I couldn't say the word out loud. But the pills work. The doctor explained U=U, and I'm still learning to trust it. You don't have to tell anyone yet. Take your medicine. Go to your appointments. Find one person you can trust, even if it's a nurse. It's not the end of your life. It's a different beginning.โ€

    Cherry A ยท been through living with hiv

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