Julieanne Mitchell. A West Cumbrian woman with an undeniable West Cumbrian voice. Speaking into a subject many people still tiptoe around or consigned to the 80s .
Julieanne Mitchell was diagnosed with HIV in her twenties, more than two decades ago. She was seriously unwell, and the diagnosis took so much longer because she did not match the profile.
Not the expected picture.
Not the stereotype.
And that tells you everything about how silence and assumptions still work.
But here she is candid, forthright and deeply human.
Speaking pragmatically yet sensitively about something most people think belongs to another decade. It does not.
Numbers are still growing. And most of us may have never knowingly spoken to anyone who is HIV positive.
That is why this episode goes out on World AIDS Day. Because the need for continued awareness is vital. Julieanne’s message is a country mile away from fear-laden adverts of the 80s that haunted us rather than informed us. Julieanne’s interview cuts through the awkwardness and fear - better still, it will leave you better informed and very endeared to this warm, honest and refreshingly honest woman.
We give you the courageous and supremely candid Julieanne Mitchell.
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