D-REK's Angels and Warriors

D-REK's Angels and Warriors He was infected as an infant via blood transfusion, but not diagnosed with AIDS until 16 years later

Storm rolling through Thunder shaking the windows, rain hitting the roof like a drum line. The kind of day that makes a ...
03/16/2026

Storm rolling through Thunder shaking the windows, rain hitting the roof like a drum line. The kind of day that makes a man sit still for a minute and think.

It’s been a strong week for Angels and Warriors. Real conversations. Doors opening. Hands being shaken that didn’t know our name not long ago. The message about heterosexual people living with HIV is starting to land the way it should have years ago.

Progress rarely looks flashy from the outside. Most of the time it’s quiet moments. A meeting that goes better than expected. Someone in the room finally nodding and saying, “You’re right.”

Now the road points toward Memphis and the Community Based Organization summit. Another room. Another set of conversations. Another chance to make sure people like us are not left out of the national story.

Funny thing about storms. They look chaotic, loud, unpredictable. But they also clear the air.

Today feels a little like that.

A year ago AngelsandWarriors.org was just an idea and a lot of stubborn determination. Now we’re moving, meeting people across the country, and making sure the heterosexual HIV community has a voice that refuses to stay quiet.

The thunder outside reminds me of something simple.

You don’t stop a storm.
You ride through it.

And right now, it feels like we’re headed exactly where we’re supposed to be.

— Mr. Canas

AngelsandWarriors.org

That's Bruno our now retired marketing guru......

03/16/2026

Just setup our rolodex !!!! Now I can keep up with all the business cards, great connecting with so many business owners over this month. Soon we leave to Memphis for a CBO Summit. So stay tuned.....

Went to work tonight !!!! Most folks on the outside hear the word “advocate” and picture meetings, pamphlets, and polite...
03/12/2026

Went to work tonight !!!!
Most folks on the outside hear the word “advocate” and picture meetings, pamphlets, and polite conversations.

Let me tell you what it really looks like.

Being an AIDS advocate means you wake up every day carrying a reality most people never have to think about. You are speaking for people who are sick, people who are scared, people who are ashamed because society taught them to be. Sometimes you’re speaking for people who already died.

It means walking into rooms where people think HIV is something from the 1980s. They think it’s over. They think it only affects certain groups. And you have to calmly look them in the eye and explain that people are still being infected, still suffering, still dying, and still being ignored.

Being an advocate also means you become a translator between two worlds.

On one side you have government agencies, healthcare systems, and funding organizations speaking in policy language and statistics.

On the other side you have real human beings. A mother afraid to tell her partner she’s positive. A man who skips medication because he can’t afford food. Someone sitting alone wondering if anyone will ever love them again.

Your job is to make those two worlds hear each other.

Some days advocacy looks like standing at a podium.
Some days it looks like answering a message at midnight from someone who just got diagnosed and thinks their life is over.

And if you do it right, it will cost you something.

You will relive your own story over and over so someone else doesn’t feel alone. You will fight stigma that should have died decades ago. You will push systems that move slower than the virus itself.

But there is another side people don’t see.

You see the moment someone realizes they’re not alone anymore.
You watch people go from silence to strength.
You see survivors who were told they wouldn’t live become leaders.

That’s the part that keeps you going.

So when people ask what AIDS advocacy is, I tell them this as Mr. Canas:

It’s standing in the gap between ignorance and truth, between fear and dignity, and refusing to move until people living with HIV are seen, heard, and treated like the human beings they are.

03/07/2026

41 years and still going...... I'm the lost one, the medical failures, The reason the room goes silent when I walk in is felt. Blood transfusion then a AIDS Diagnosis at 16. That hurts everyone I've ever met. AngelsandWarriors.org is meant to be the voice for those who feel lost.

Biomedical Summit.....check out AIDS United for all info.
03/06/2026

Biomedical Summit.....check out AIDS United for all info.

03/06/2026

Today in Savannah something important happened in that room.

At the listening session hosted by Positive Impact Health Centers there was a moment where the conversation shifted. Not politely. Not carefully. Honestly.

The room agreed on something that many people living with HIV have known for a long time.

Heterosexual voices need to be amplified.

For decades the public narrative around HIV has been shaped in a way that leaves millions of people invisible. When heterosexual people are diagnosed, many feel isolated, confused, and completely outside the conversation. The support systems, messaging, and even the public understanding often don’t reflect their experience.

That gap showed up in the discussion today.

People acknowledged it.
People nodded.
People spoke about it directly.

And that matters.

Because when the conversation broadens, the response gets stronger. Prevention improves. Stigma breaks down. More people see themselves in the fight instead of feeling like outsiders looking in.

As someone who has lived with HIV since infancy and built Angels and Warriors to give heterosexual people living with HIV a voice, hearing that recognition in a room full of advocates, professionals, and community leaders was powerful.

The work is far from finished. Conversations alone don’t change systems.

But today in Savannah, the truth was spoken out loud.

Heterosexual voices belong in this fight.
And they are not going to stay quiet. 🔥🛡️

Dude seriously what are you doing......we are serious now.  Stop playing around.......big day tomorrow !!!!
03/05/2026

Dude seriously what are you doing......we are serious now. Stop playing around.......big day tomorrow !!!!

02/28/2026

Yes we have merch !!!! AngelsandWarriors.org

02/25/2026

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02/25/2026

I gained 75 followers, created 74 posts and received 183 reactions in the past 90 days! Thank you all for your continued support. I could not have done it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

02/24/2026

Ongoing pursuit to acquire 500 followers.....

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