Down but I am Not Out

My name is Mike. I have AIDS. Sometimes I cut myself because I am afraid of dying. There are two people I trust telling how I feel. Both are Certified Peer Specialists (CPS), and both help me to work through my problems. 

I love those guys dearly. Without those guys, I’d be lost. I am working to better myself. I am back in school, after being away almost 45 years, and I am participating in the Impact of Crime Program, learning to better in life.

I am working on myself. I still have bumps in the road.

 I might be down, but I am not out!

“I can be changed by what happens to me.

But I refuse to let it reduce me.”

– Maya Angelou