Violet’s Life with HIV, Part 2

Seven years later Violet married a man who accepts and loves her unconditionally. The REACH staff had a frozen yogurt date with Violet as a send-off to Texas, where her husband had a new job. During her years there, she continued to receive personally-signed birthday cards from REACH. She has saved every single card for the last 11 years.

“I believe I am always being thought about.”

Violet and her husband moved back to Tacoma in 2018. Within a few days she gave the REACH staff a surprise visit to announce she was back in town. With her still-quiet voice and beaming smile, she expressed how happy she was to be back with REACH. Now in her late-20’s she plans to “give back” as a volunteer Camp counselor. She can help a new generation of girls know their immense worth – she can tell them how REACH journeyed with her from a fearful girl to a confident adult.

Watch for more REACH stories like this in coming weeks.