Sida

What a brave girl, to do that piece, as I imagine there is still much stigma in going public. I know someone who has stopped going to get her medicine because she's afraid someone will recognize her. This girl seems very determined, and I hope she will become that surgeon she wants to be some day.

It's amazing how much longer people are living with medication compared to when HIV first started.

she looks good. and so does the mother. they do not look thin and sickly, you can see the treatment is working and allows them to live a good life.

i only knew one person with AIDS here, a haitian prostitute in sosua. when she was very ill her neighbours in the barrio took care of her. he was in diapers, could not eat or drink. people knew. but they helped. she was only 25 when she died.

HIV is a virus. AIDS is a condition brought about by the virus HIV.

You can have HIV without having AIDS, and many people live for many years with HIV without ever developing AIDS. But if you have AIDS, you have to have HIV.