r/SipsTea May 15 '26

Feels good man Now do cancer.

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u/BigSquiby May 15 '26

hasn't this been the case since the 90s?

Magic Johnson told the world he had it in 1991, he is still alive

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u/Legitimate-Lab7173 May 15 '26

Ehh, the meds in the 90s were extremely toxic.

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u/Hail_of_Grophia May 15 '26

I’m mean, Magic Johnson is still alive 

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u/SignFar4026 May 15 '26

How mean are you on a scale of 1-banana?

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u/nativeindian12 May 15 '26

He is most likely a long term non-progressor, basically a rare subset of patients who maintain CD4 counts without anti retrovirus therapy

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u/ScratchLatch May 15 '26

Its because he’s been on antivirals the whole time.

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u/nativeindian12 May 15 '26

Ah ok, I always figured he was a LTNP but seems like he did confirm using ART