The Survivor

Good heavens, Jonathan Grimshaw is still alive and kicking. He contracted HIV way back in 1984, so must be one of the longest-surviving people with HIV in the UK.

While I have never actually met him, for a time he was working closely with my best friend, who was a psychologist and epidemiologist working in the Home Office. Len was instrumental in the development of policy on HIV/AIDS in the UK’s prisons. By his account, Grimshaw was a charming and intelligent man, doing a lot of good work. So it’s good to hear that he’s still with us.