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
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
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
🔥 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
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
November 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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