An HIV diagnosis is difficult no matter how old you are, but for the 2.1 million adolescents who are living with HIV around the world, the news can be especially devastating. I know, because I am one of those young people. When I was 10 years old, I found a letter my mother had written that I was never supposed to see. In it, she explained that she was living with HIV along with my father, my younger sister, and me. I was shocked, but also relieved to finally have an explanation for why my fami...