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Today is Black AIDS Awareness Day and the fact that most of us don’t know about it is a sad statement on the HIV/AIDS crisis that continues in America.  There are currently over 1 million people currently in America living with HIV; HIV/AIDS affect so many in America, and is particularly a concern in the Read the Rest…

As I sat at my desk to start my research, I came across this headline:  Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, and Alicia Keys died. In this case, death is a good thing; they did it to support Aids research. Find out more at http://bit.ly/gIhfpr. Following the celebrity attention, I thought about this year’s World Read the Rest…

We are working out way throught the 20 Things You Should Know About HIV (And Probably Don’t). Yesterday, we talked about inflammation and today we are going to talk a bit more where it causes problems.  “It takes guts to get out of the ruts.” ~Robert Schuller  #11:  70% of the body’s immune cells are Read the Rest…

We are working out way throught the 20 Things You Should Know About HIV (And Probably Don’t). Today let’s talk about one more important issue that may not be on everyone’s mind when thinking about HIV. “Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.” ~ Sun Tzu #11 Read the Rest…

Now on to #10 of the 25 things you should know about HIV (and probably don’t). These 25 things will impact what you do and the choices you will make. “A good retreat is better than a bad stand.” ~Irish saying #10: HIV can retreat to places the immune system cannot follow like your brain. HIV Read the Rest…

     Yes, it’s #9 of the 25 things you should know about HIV (and probably don’t). These 25 things will impact what you do and the choices you will make. “When you have a great and difficult task, something perhaps almost impossible, if you only work a little at a time, every day a little, suddenly Read the Rest…

   What a headline! For the first time in history, our waiting lists have exceeded 4000 people who are waiting to receive life saving HIV medications. Here is latest ADAP Watch from NASTAD: http://www.nastad.org/Docs/Public/InFocus/20101029_ADAP%20Watch%20update%20-%2010.29.10.pdf Now I would like to switch gears here just a bit and share something that I read last week. Brown University has Read the Rest…

     Last week I wrote a blog post about bullying. It started with a quote that I read: “Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.” ~Benjamin Disraeli I asked the bullies: What are you afraid of? I asked that because if you have to bully someone, you’ve got to be afraid of something big in Read the Rest…

Can you believe that we are up to #8 of the 25 things you should know about HIV (and probably don’t) over 25 days. These 25 things will impact what you do and the choices you will make. “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.  ~Anaïs Nin #8: There is Read the Rest…

       “Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.” ~Benjamin Disraeli Now that quote is old. This guy Benjamin Disraeli lived in the 1800’s in Great Britain. I guess it means that no matter how much we like to say we have grown or evolved, not a whole lot has changed when you are on the Read the Rest…

We are back with the 25 things you should know about HIV (and probably don’t) over 25 days. Today is #7.  These 25 things will impact what you do and the choices you will make. “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.  ~Anaïs Nin #7: Smoking makes symptoms and Read the Rest…

     We are back with the 25 things you should know about HIV (and probably don’t) over 25 days. Today is #6.  These 25 things will impact what you do and the choices you will make. “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.  ~Anaïs Nin #4: One of the Read the Rest…

  We are sharing 25 things you should know about HIV (and probably don’t) over 25 days. Today is #5.  These 25 things will impact what you do and the moves you will make. “It is always your next move.” ~Napolean Hill #5: HIV doesn’t just affect your immune system             From the day you are Read the Rest…

     We are sharing 25 things you should know about HIV (and probably don’t) over 25 days. Today is #4.  These 25 things will impact what you do and the choices you will make. “Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.” ~Oprah Winfrey #4: Read the Rest…

     We are sharing 25 things you should know about HIV (and probably don’t) over 25 days. Today in Day #3.  We have identified these 25 things that you should know because they impact your actions and the path that you take.. “Nobody trips over mountains.  It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble.  Read the Rest…