Recently my husband had an anniversary. He passed his 21st year of living with HIV/AIDS so I thought I would take that opportunity to write a couple of articles about HIV. I always say that he is living with the disease instead of what people used to say, that people with HIV are terminally ill. Thanks to the medications people with HIV can lead long, healthy lives for 20, 30 and even more than 40 years. No longer do we fear that our loved ones who have the disease are going to get sick and die right away because the medications that are available are really good at suppressing the virus in the body.
That's wonderful. The things that doctors can do. I'm happy for you.
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ReplyDeleteHopefully one day drugs will not just suppress and make it go away.
ReplyDeleteWe recently watched the complete series of ER and the early series are filled with people dealing with HIV and AIDS with it basically being treated as a death sentence.
ReplyDeleteIt's something that they returned to in the later series and, watching it over a relatively short space of time, it was incredible to see the way that attitudes towards it had changed.
Let's hope it's something that they're able to continue to deal with and hopefully one day cure.
Woot! It's amazing the things technology and the medical world are able to do and accomplish over the years.
ReplyDeleteThanks for educating us. Off to read your articles now Mary...
ReplyDeleteThanks for educating us. Off to read your articles now Mary...
ReplyDeleteBlue Grumpster- Thank you.
ReplyDeletePat- I would love to see that day.
Click- From 21 years ago, things have changed dramatically. From how people treat a person with hiv, to when the doctors start the meds and how long people are living with hiv. It's a big change.
Anna- It really is.
Slamdunk- Thank, I appreciate that.
Mary, tell your husband that every day he lives is an inspiration.
ReplyDeletecongratulations to you both for managing this disease.
ReplyDeleteKK- Thank you. I will. :)
ReplyDeleteTexWisGirl- Thank you.