A wave of new HIV cases along the west coast is growing among the large homeless population. While people who have homes can fairly easily survive HIV with a daily pill which allows them to live nearly symptomless, it remains a potential death sentence for those experiencing homelessness. They have their medication stolen, lack clean shelter facilities and suffer poor nutrition and sleep — leaving their immune systems unguarded against the deadly virus. James tells his story of how a lack of stable housing contributed to the progression of his illness.

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