POZ - December #168 : The POZ 100 - by Regan Hofmann
Here it is POZ Magazine's Top 100.
Frankly, reading through this list of individuals was part of the inspiration to recommit to this blog and to funnel more of my volunteer energy into HIV/AIDS issues. Enjoy the list and start thinking who you are going to nominate for the next one!
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Photos that brought AIDS home...
This photo is so moving as these images are lost to history in the United States. It takes imagery from the African continent to remember our own struggle with this disease was very much in the dark not long ago.
As a person living with HIV infection, I am amazed how the physical transformation of "David" in this photo. How can a disease change someone so drastically? The more I look at the photo, the more I start focusing on David's family and the pain and anguish they demonstrate while saying their last good bye's to their son. Heart renching to watch.
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As a person living with HIV infection, I am amazed how the physical transformation of "David" in this photo. How can a disease change someone so drastically? The more I look at the photo, the more I start focusing on David's family and the pain and anguish they demonstrate while saying their last good bye's to their son. Heart renching to watch.
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President Obama's Message on World AIDS Day
This message from the President honors this day and reminds us that there is [for the first time] a National Strategy to fight HIV/AIDS. Thank you for the recommitment Mr. President!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
World AIDS Day 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 is World AIDS Day.
What a better day to rededicate myself to this blog. It's an odd thing to have been diagnosed 8 years ago this past August. My health is good and I have a renewed sense of optimism with the Obama administration lifting travel bans to the US, the International AIDS Conference finally returning to the US in 2012, and funding for AIDS organizations receiving more support in a tough American economy. I am fortunate to live in a city [San Francisco] with a great deal of community awareness and support.
There is much to be thankful for...and yet, with those hallmarks, I learned that three friends/colleagues seroconverted this year and started their HIV journey. Hearing that news never gets any easier. Sitting in a room with someone while they experience pain is tough. I still never know what to say...
So, this year, I rededicate myself to this blog, the cause, and those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
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What a better day to rededicate myself to this blog. It's an odd thing to have been diagnosed 8 years ago this past August. My health is good and I have a renewed sense of optimism with the Obama administration lifting travel bans to the US, the International AIDS Conference finally returning to the US in 2012, and funding for AIDS organizations receiving more support in a tough American economy. I am fortunate to live in a city [San Francisco] with a great deal of community awareness and support.
There is much to be thankful for...and yet, with those hallmarks, I learned that three friends/colleagues seroconverted this year and started their HIV journey. Hearing that news never gets any easier. Sitting in a room with someone while they experience pain is tough. I still never know what to say...
So, this year, I rededicate myself to this blog, the cause, and those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
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