Bob Bowers aka One Tough Pirate
@onetoughpirate.bsky.social
HIV/AIDS long-term survivor for 42 years, activist, advocate, and youth educator.
Houston, Texas
Never forget! Never surrender!
www.onetoughpirate.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/officialonetoughpirate
#HIV #AIDS #Cancer #Fitness #Motorcycles #Dogs
Houston, Texas
Never forget! Never surrender!
www.onetoughpirate.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/officialonetoughpirate
#HIV #AIDS #Cancer #Fitness #Motorcycles #Dogs
A comeback they didn’t see coming.
4 years ago I could barely walk — some days I needed my staff, my scooter, and my boy Duke just to get through a store.
Today I’m dropping into deep squats again.
Every step is earned.
Never surrender. Keep on moving.
#SurvivorStory #HIVawareness #ServiceDog #HIV
4 years ago I could barely walk — some days I needed my staff, my scooter, and my boy Duke just to get through a store.
Today I’m dropping into deep squats again.
Every step is earned.
Never surrender. Keep on moving.
#SurvivorStory #HIVawareness #ServiceDog #HIV
December 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A comeback they didn’t see coming.
4 years ago I could barely walk — some days I needed my staff, my scooter, and my boy Duke just to get through a store.
Today I’m dropping into deep squats again.
Every step is earned.
Never surrender. Keep on moving.
#SurvivorStory #HIVawareness #ServiceDog #HIV
4 years ago I could barely walk — some days I needed my staff, my scooter, and my boy Duke just to get through a store.
Today I’m dropping into deep squats again.
Every step is earned.
Never surrender. Keep on moving.
#SurvivorStory #HIVawareness #ServiceDog #HIV
This is me at 62 — 42 years of living with HIV/AIDS — choosing to stay in motion.
Choosing to honor the body I fought for.
If you’re reading this, just move a little. Laugh a little. Love yourself a little more.
I’m doing the same.
— Bob Bowers
#FitOver50 #FitnessJourney #HIVawareness #HIV #AIDS
Choosing to honor the body I fought for.
If you’re reading this, just move a little. Laugh a little. Love yourself a little more.
I’m doing the same.
— Bob Bowers
#FitOver50 #FitnessJourney #HIVawareness #HIV #AIDS
December 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is me at 62 — 42 years of living with HIV/AIDS — choosing to stay in motion.
Choosing to honor the body I fought for.
If you’re reading this, just move a little. Laugh a little. Love yourself a little more.
I’m doing the same.
— Bob Bowers
#FitOver50 #FitnessJourney #HIVawareness #HIV #AIDS
Choosing to honor the body I fought for.
If you’re reading this, just move a little. Laugh a little. Love yourself a little more.
I’m doing the same.
— Bob Bowers
#FitOver50 #FitnessJourney #HIVawareness #HIV #AIDS
No one told us what life would look like 42 years into HIV/AIDS — because none of us thought we’d still be here to find out. But we are. And if my journey gives someone hope today, then this life still has purpose.
Never surrender. Never forget.
#HIV #AIDS #HIVAwareness #HIVStigma
Never surrender. Never forget.
#HIV #AIDS #HIVAwareness #HIVStigma
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
No one told us what life would look like 42 years into HIV/AIDS — because none of us thought we’d still be here to find out. But we are. And if my journey gives someone hope today, then this life still has purpose.
Never surrender. Never forget.
#HIV #AIDS #HIVAwareness #HIVStigma
Never surrender. Never forget.
#HIV #AIDS #HIVAwareness #HIVStigma
62 (blessed and grateful) 🙏
December 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
62 (blessed and grateful) 🙏
Movement saved my life.
Not just the gym — movement itself. I’m 62, and I’ve learned that forward is forward — even if some days it’s slow or messy.
You don’t need a gym to change your life — even one minute of motion can shift your whole world.
🔥 Never surrender! 🔥
#Movement #HIVpositive #HIV
Not just the gym — movement itself. I’m 62, and I’ve learned that forward is forward — even if some days it’s slow or messy.
You don’t need a gym to change your life — even one minute of motion can shift your whole world.
🔥 Never surrender! 🔥
#Movement #HIVpositive #HIV
November 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Movement saved my life.
Not just the gym — movement itself. I’m 62, and I’ve learned that forward is forward — even if some days it’s slow or messy.
You don’t need a gym to change your life — even one minute of motion can shift your whole world.
🔥 Never surrender! 🔥
#Movement #HIVpositive #HIV
Not just the gym — movement itself. I’m 62, and I’ve learned that forward is forward — even if some days it’s slow or messy.
You don’t need a gym to change your life — even one minute of motion can shift your whole world.
🔥 Never surrender! 🔥
#Movement #HIVpositive #HIV
Some of us weren’t supposed to still be here — but here we are.
If you’ve survived anything meant to break you, I see you.
Keep the faith. Keep choosing life. Hope is real, and we’re not done.
NEVER SURRENDER! NEVER FORGET! 🙏
#SurvivorStrong #KeepTheFaith #LifeWarrior #HIVawareness #HIV
If you’ve survived anything meant to break you, I see you.
Keep the faith. Keep choosing life. Hope is real, and we’re not done.
NEVER SURRENDER! NEVER FORGET! 🙏
#SurvivorStrong #KeepTheFaith #LifeWarrior #HIVawareness #HIV
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Some of us weren’t supposed to still be here — but here we are.
If you’ve survived anything meant to break you, I see you.
Keep the faith. Keep choosing life. Hope is real, and we’re not done.
NEVER SURRENDER! NEVER FORGET! 🙏
#SurvivorStrong #KeepTheFaith #LifeWarrior #HIVawareness #HIV
If you’ve survived anything meant to break you, I see you.
Keep the faith. Keep choosing life. Hope is real, and we’re not done.
NEVER SURRENDER! NEVER FORGET! 🙏
#SurvivorStrong #KeepTheFaith #LifeWarrior #HIVawareness #HIV
Happy Thanksgiving, y’all.
Just a simple note from my heart — thank you for being part of my journey.
Your kindness, your friendship, your support… it all matters more than you know.
Grateful today, grateful always.
— Bob Bowers aka One Tough Pirate 🏴☠️
Just a simple note from my heart — thank you for being part of my journey.
Your kindness, your friendship, your support… it all matters more than you know.
Grateful today, grateful always.
— Bob Bowers aka One Tough Pirate 🏴☠️
November 27, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Happy Thanksgiving, y’all.
Just a simple note from my heart — thank you for being part of my journey.
Your kindness, your friendship, your support… it all matters more than you know.
Grateful today, grateful always.
— Bob Bowers aka One Tough Pirate 🏴☠️
Just a simple note from my heart — thank you for being part of my journey.
Your kindness, your friendship, your support… it all matters more than you know.
Grateful today, grateful always.
— Bob Bowers aka One Tough Pirate 🏴☠️
Wherever you’re at today — racing, resting, rebuilding — I hope you give yourself permission to be real.
Not perfect.
Not polished.
Just real.
That’s where strength grows.
That’s where peace begins.
That’s where the next chapter starts.
#NeverGiveUp #HIVAIDS #HIVawareness #Survivor #HopeLives
Not perfect.
Not polished.
Just real.
That’s where strength grows.
That’s where peace begins.
That’s where the next chapter starts.
#NeverGiveUp #HIVAIDS #HIVawareness #Survivor #HopeLives
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Wherever you’re at today — racing, resting, rebuilding — I hope you give yourself permission to be real.
Not perfect.
Not polished.
Just real.
That’s where strength grows.
That’s where peace begins.
That’s where the next chapter starts.
#NeverGiveUp #HIVAIDS #HIVawareness #Survivor #HopeLives
Not perfect.
Not polished.
Just real.
That’s where strength grows.
That’s where peace begins.
That’s where the next chapter starts.
#NeverGiveUp #HIVAIDS #HIVawareness #Survivor #HopeLives
42 years of thriving with HIV/AIDS
God kept me breathing.
Love kept me steady.
Purpose kept me honest.
If you’re struggling right now:
Don’t quit.
Don’t disappear on yourself.
Hope is real.
Strength comes back.
One step. One breath. One moment of truth at a time.
#HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness #Hope
God kept me breathing.
Love kept me steady.
Purpose kept me honest.
If you’re struggling right now:
Don’t quit.
Don’t disappear on yourself.
Hope is real.
Strength comes back.
One step. One breath. One moment of truth at a time.
#HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness #Hope
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
42 years of thriving with HIV/AIDS
God kept me breathing.
Love kept me steady.
Purpose kept me honest.
If you’re struggling right now:
Don’t quit.
Don’t disappear on yourself.
Hope is real.
Strength comes back.
One step. One breath. One moment of truth at a time.
#HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness #Hope
God kept me breathing.
Love kept me steady.
Purpose kept me honest.
If you’re struggling right now:
Don’t quit.
Don’t disappear on yourself.
Hope is real.
Strength comes back.
One step. One breath. One moment of truth at a time.
#HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness #Hope
🔥 Fight On 🔥
Fight on when your body screams.
Fight on when the world tilts.
Fight on when doubt creeps in.
Fight on ’cause the dream’s worth keepin’.
New reel + new track — raw grit, fire, and faith.
Never f’n surrender.
🎧 One Tough Pirate
onetoughpirate.com
#FightOn #OneToughPirate #HIV #AIDS
Fight on when your body screams.
Fight on when the world tilts.
Fight on when doubt creeps in.
Fight on ’cause the dream’s worth keepin’.
New reel + new track — raw grit, fire, and faith.
Never f’n surrender.
🎧 One Tough Pirate
onetoughpirate.com
#FightOn #OneToughPirate #HIV #AIDS
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
🔥 Fight On 🔥
Fight on when your body screams.
Fight on when the world tilts.
Fight on when doubt creeps in.
Fight on ’cause the dream’s worth keepin’.
New reel + new track — raw grit, fire, and faith.
Never f’n surrender.
🎧 One Tough Pirate
onetoughpirate.com
#FightOn #OneToughPirate #HIV #AIDS
Fight on when your body screams.
Fight on when the world tilts.
Fight on when doubt creeps in.
Fight on ’cause the dream’s worth keepin’.
New reel + new track — raw grit, fire, and faith.
Never f’n surrender.
🎧 One Tough Pirate
onetoughpirate.com
#FightOn #OneToughPirate #HIV #AIDS
Stand with those affected by HIV and honor those we’ve lost. Red ribbons represent hope, awareness, and a commitment to ending HIV.
Order yours today. Wear one. Show your solidarity! STORE.UNTIL.ORG
#WorldAIDSDay #UntilTheresACure #GiveHope #HIV #AIDS @untilorg.bsky.social #HIVawareness
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November 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Stand with those affected by HIV and honor those we’ve lost. Red ribbons represent hope, awareness, and a commitment to ending HIV.
Order yours today. Wear one. Show your solidarity! STORE.UNTIL.ORG
#WorldAIDSDay #UntilTheresACure #GiveHope #HIV #AIDS @untilorg.bsky.social #HIVawareness
Order yours today. Wear one. Show your solidarity! STORE.UNTIL.ORG
#WorldAIDSDay #UntilTheresACure #GiveHope #HIV #AIDS @untilorg.bsky.social #HIVawareness
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Motorcycles & Jesus — a way of life. The road heals, the wind prays, and every mile’s a conversation with God. After 52 years of riding, I’m still rolling with grace, fire, and faith. God is good. 🏍️🔥🙏
#TheTrueTaleOfOneToughPirate #HIV #AIDS #Faith #LiveToRide
#TheTrueTaleOfOneToughPirate #HIV #AIDS #Faith #LiveToRide
November 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Motorcycles & Jesus — a way of life. The road heals, the wind prays, and every mile’s a conversation with God. After 52 years of riding, I’m still rolling with grace, fire, and faith. God is good. 🏍️🔥🙏
#TheTrueTaleOfOneToughPirate #HIV #AIDS #Faith #LiveToRide
#TheTrueTaleOfOneToughPirate #HIV #AIDS #Faith #LiveToRide
JUST MOVE.
Movement isn’t just for the body — it’s medicine for the mind and soul.
After 42 years living with HIV/AIDS, I’ve learned that staying still is never the answer. You don’t have to be an athlete. You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to move.
#Exercise #Movement #HIV #AIDS
Movement isn’t just for the body — it’s medicine for the mind and soul.
After 42 years living with HIV/AIDS, I’ve learned that staying still is never the answer. You don’t have to be an athlete. You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to move.
#Exercise #Movement #HIV #AIDS
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Wear the Bracelet UNTIL…
…UNTIL Change.
…UNTIL Compassion Wins.
…UNTIL There’s No Stigma.
…UNTIL There’s A Cure.
For 32 years, I’ve worn this bracelet — for the ones we lost, and the ones still fighting.
Please learn more and join us:
www.until.org
@untilorg.bsky.social
#HIV #AIDS #HIVAwareness
…UNTIL Change.
…UNTIL Compassion Wins.
…UNTIL There’s No Stigma.
…UNTIL There’s A Cure.
For 32 years, I’ve worn this bracelet — for the ones we lost, and the ones still fighting.
Please learn more and join us:
www.until.org
@untilorg.bsky.social
#HIV #AIDS #HIVAwareness
November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Wear the Bracelet UNTIL…
…UNTIL Change.
…UNTIL Compassion Wins.
…UNTIL There’s No Stigma.
…UNTIL There’s A Cure.
For 32 years, I’ve worn this bracelet — for the ones we lost, and the ones still fighting.
Please learn more and join us:
www.until.org
@untilorg.bsky.social
#HIV #AIDS #HIVAwareness
…UNTIL Change.
…UNTIL Compassion Wins.
…UNTIL There’s No Stigma.
…UNTIL There’s A Cure.
For 32 years, I’ve worn this bracelet — for the ones we lost, and the ones still fighting.
Please learn more and join us:
www.until.org
@untilorg.bsky.social
#HIV #AIDS #HIVAwareness
Wishing y’all a blessed weekend.
Keep the faith! 🙏
Keep the faith! 🙏
November 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Wishing y’all a blessed weekend.
Keep the faith! 🙏
Keep the faith! 🙏
I was dedicated to fitness long before I ever heard the words HIV or AIDS—and I’ve continued to train and fight for my health ever since.
Fitness doesn’t just shape my body—it helps save my life.
👉 Learn more: onetoughpirate.com/exercise-hiv...
#FitOver60 #MoveItOrLoseIt #HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness
Fitness doesn’t just shape my body—it helps save my life.
👉 Learn more: onetoughpirate.com/exercise-hiv...
#FitOver60 #MoveItOrLoseIt #HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I was dedicated to fitness long before I ever heard the words HIV or AIDS—and I’ve continued to train and fight for my health ever since.
Fitness doesn’t just shape my body—it helps save my life.
👉 Learn more: onetoughpirate.com/exercise-hiv...
#FitOver60 #MoveItOrLoseIt #HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness
Fitness doesn’t just shape my body—it helps save my life.
👉 Learn more: onetoughpirate.com/exercise-hiv...
#FitOver60 #MoveItOrLoseIt #HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness
This World AIDS Day, I'm proud to support Until There’s A Cure and their mission to ensure health is a human right for everyone.
Please learn more and make a donation at until.org/donate.html Let's help create a world free from HIV.
#HIV #AIDS #WorldAIDSDay #RethinkRebuildRise #UntilTheresACure
Please learn more and make a donation at until.org/donate.html Let's help create a world free from HIV.
#HIV #AIDS #WorldAIDSDay #RethinkRebuildRise #UntilTheresACure
November 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This World AIDS Day, I'm proud to support Until There’s A Cure and their mission to ensure health is a human right for everyone.
Please learn more and make a donation at until.org/donate.html Let's help create a world free from HIV.
#HIV #AIDS #WorldAIDSDay #RethinkRebuildRise #UntilTheresACure
Please learn more and make a donation at until.org/donate.html Let's help create a world free from HIV.
#HIV #AIDS #WorldAIDSDay #RethinkRebuildRise #UntilTheresACure
November 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Happy Halloween, y'all! ☠️🎃👻
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Happy Halloween, y'all! ☠️🎃👻
Over 44 million lives lost to HIV/AIDS — friends, lovers, brothers, sisters, heroes.
Their fight paved the way for our survival.
We owe them a debt of gratitude.
Never. Ever. Forget. 🙏
🏴☠️ www.onetoughpirate.com 🏴☠️
#HIVawareness #HIV #AIDS #NeverForget
Their fight paved the way for our survival.
We owe them a debt of gratitude.
Never. Ever. Forget. 🙏
🏴☠️ www.onetoughpirate.com 🏴☠️
#HIVawareness #HIV #AIDS #NeverForget
October 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Over 44 million lives lost to HIV/AIDS — friends, lovers, brothers, sisters, heroes.
Their fight paved the way for our survival.
We owe them a debt of gratitude.
Never. Ever. Forget. 🙏
🏴☠️ www.onetoughpirate.com 🏴☠️
#HIVawareness #HIV #AIDS #NeverForget
Their fight paved the way for our survival.
We owe them a debt of gratitude.
Never. Ever. Forget. 🙏
🏴☠️ www.onetoughpirate.com 🏴☠️
#HIVawareness #HIV #AIDS #NeverForget
Stand with those affected by HIV and honor those we’ve lost. Red ribbons represent hope, awareness, and a commitment to ending HIV.
Wear one to:
-Take a stand against stigma
Order yours today. Show your solidarity! STORE.UNTIL.ORG
#WorldAIDSDay #UntilTheresACure #RethinkRebuildRise #GiveHope #HIV
Wear one to:
-Take a stand against stigma
Order yours today. Show your solidarity! STORE.UNTIL.ORG
#WorldAIDSDay #UntilTheresACure #RethinkRebuildRise #GiveHope #HIV
October 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Stand with those affected by HIV and honor those we’ve lost. Red ribbons represent hope, awareness, and a commitment to ending HIV.
Wear one to:
-Take a stand against stigma
Order yours today. Show your solidarity! STORE.UNTIL.ORG
#WorldAIDSDay #UntilTheresACure #RethinkRebuildRise #GiveHope #HIV
Wear one to:
-Take a stand against stigma
Order yours today. Show your solidarity! STORE.UNTIL.ORG
#WorldAIDSDay #UntilTheresACure #RethinkRebuildRise #GiveHope #HIV
Every breath we take. Every mile we ride. Every story we tell —
it’s all borrowed time from our brothers and sisters who never got the chance to see today
Full story: onetoughpirate.com/bobs-blog-life-story/f/the-torch-we-carry-as-survivors-of-hivaids
#HIV #HIVawareness #AIDS #NeverForget 🙏
it’s all borrowed time from our brothers and sisters who never got the chance to see today
Full story: onetoughpirate.com/bobs-blog-life-story/f/the-torch-we-carry-as-survivors-of-hivaids
#HIV #HIVawareness #AIDS #NeverForget 🙏
October 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Every breath we take. Every mile we ride. Every story we tell —
it’s all borrowed time from our brothers and sisters who never got the chance to see today
Full story: onetoughpirate.com/bobs-blog-life-story/f/the-torch-we-carry-as-survivors-of-hivaids
#HIV #HIVawareness #AIDS #NeverForget 🙏
it’s all borrowed time from our brothers and sisters who never got the chance to see today
Full story: onetoughpirate.com/bobs-blog-life-story/f/the-torch-we-carry-as-survivors-of-hivaids
#HIV #HIVawareness #AIDS #NeverForget 🙏
Sometimes the hardest fight isn’t surviving—it’s starting over—again.
To rebuild, to rise, to breathe after life knocks you down.
That’s where courage lives. Not in perfection, but in persistence.
Never surrender! Never forget!
🏴☠️ www.onetoughpirate.com 🏴☠️
#HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness #Hope
To rebuild, to rise, to breathe after life knocks you down.
That’s where courage lives. Not in perfection, but in persistence.
Never surrender! Never forget!
🏴☠️ www.onetoughpirate.com 🏴☠️
#HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness #Hope
October 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Sometimes the hardest fight isn’t surviving—it’s starting over—again.
To rebuild, to rise, to breathe after life knocks you down.
That’s where courage lives. Not in perfection, but in persistence.
Never surrender! Never forget!
🏴☠️ www.onetoughpirate.com 🏴☠️
#HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness #Hope
To rebuild, to rise, to breathe after life knocks you down.
That’s where courage lives. Not in perfection, but in persistence.
Never surrender! Never forget!
🏴☠️ www.onetoughpirate.com 🏴☠️
#HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness #Hope
Battle tested. Road raised.
Every bruise, every mile — it’s all part of the story.
Never Ever Surrender. Never Ever Forget.
➡️ www.onetoughpirate.com
#OneToughPirate #HIV #AIDS #NeverSurrender #NeverForget #HIVAwareness 🏴☠️💪
Every bruise, every mile — it’s all part of the story.
Never Ever Surrender. Never Ever Forget.
➡️ www.onetoughpirate.com
#OneToughPirate #HIV #AIDS #NeverSurrender #NeverForget #HIVAwareness 🏴☠️💪
October 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Battle tested. Road raised.
Every bruise, every mile — it’s all part of the story.
Never Ever Surrender. Never Ever Forget.
➡️ www.onetoughpirate.com
#OneToughPirate #HIV #AIDS #NeverSurrender #NeverForget #HIVAwareness 🏴☠️💪
Every bruise, every mile — it’s all part of the story.
Never Ever Surrender. Never Ever Forget.
➡️ www.onetoughpirate.com
#OneToughPirate #HIV #AIDS #NeverSurrender #NeverForget #HIVAwareness 🏴☠️💪