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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Neil Steinberg

UNBELIEVABLE: I m glad i got hiv | History Defined

Antonio Cox, 34, controls his HIV by taking a daily pill. His housing and medical care is supplied by Heartland Alliance Health, which operates three clinics in Chicago, on the North, West and South sides. (Photo by Neil Steinberg)

Antonio Cox is not ashamed. He doesn’t mind if you know his full name, see his photo, are aware he was homeless on the streets of Chicago and slept in Grant Park. Nor is his medical status a secret.

“Four or five years ago, I got really sick and got diagnosed with HIV,” he says. “The doctor was really scary: You might die, your medications might not work.”

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