Comments on: 2nd wave of AIDS epidemic is coming

By: Amy Knight

Amy Knight — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:19:11 +0000

I am a mother, daughter and sister who has been living with hiv for 7 years now. Thanks to new drugs and treatment I was able to fulfill my dream of being a mother. Now I am currently pregnant with my 4th child and all of my children have come out negative. It scares me to think that funding is being cut because there are so many out there that need including myself. I have tried to put my face out there but there is a stigma in my community and they don't accept so the ones around me who I can educate with out have stones thrown at me I do. If more people would open their minds and stop with stereotyping people things would be alot better.

By: Theresa Kenney

Theresa Kenney — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:21:16 +0000

I too am HIV positive 16 years as of February 14,2013, I am a Mother,Daughter Sister and Grandmother and the hardest for me has been the stigma, it is very lonely for a white women and hard to find support, until we educate and put a face to HIV our fight in stopping the spread of hiv will continue to be a never ending fight. Invisible girl friends make the news and we have advertisement on what is available to better and last longer sex, yet we don't talk about or advertise how to help in the spread of hiv.

By: Jeremy Landau

Jeremy Landau — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:12:06 +0000

NAPWA failed because of recurrent mismanagement & misconceptions regarding it's own agenda. Many goo people did excellent work while there. However, most of them left frustrated or were driven out over the years. It hadn't really been "napwa" for a long, long time.

By: Theresa Kenney

Theresa Kenney — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:37:42 +0000

I am a Mother, Daughter, Sister and Grandmother living with hiv for 16 years, I believe until we put a face to hiv and correct the stigma that comes along with living with hiv, I know I can not be the only white M.D.S.G. Living with hiv, yet I have met only 1 white women in 16 years. We can talk about how to have better and longer sex on tv and make headline news and every talk show wants to talk about invisible girl friend. I think if we bring back awareness like we did in the 80'S and put faces of people just like them but living with hiv, I still get the question how did a girl like you get hiv, my reply is from a tall white handsome man on February 14th 1997. AWARENESS, EDUCATION, TESTING IS WHAT WILL HELP IN THE SPREAD OF HIV. THANKS FROM A M.D.S.G. LIVING WITH HIV.

By: Tez Anderson

Tez Anderson — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:57:30 +0000

Perhaps the fault is partly with the organizations who've failed to adapt to the changes in the psyche of HIV/AIDS. Many of these organizations were started in crisis mode but have not moved away from that mode. I have had HIV since 1983. My first thought when I saw NAPWA had filed for bankruptcy was "They're still around.". They made themselves irrelevant ages ago. Organizations are not meant to exist in perpetuity. Someone or several someones will come along when needed to fill the current needs.

By: Bernard Omuse

Bernard Omuse — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:25:37 +0000

I guess Uganda..my mother land will be grounded going by your analysis.

By: TG Green

TG Green — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:55:32 +0000

I agree with David we are treating our poz peeps like an enemy and HIV orgs have become lazy. Companies see the infighting and think I'm not donating funds to that group. HIV is The Money Machine.

By: Richard Brodsky

Richard Brodsky — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:02:15 +0000

Keep writing about AIDS and try to write articles about how people are living positive with AIDS. I may be one of the few exceptions but that is also beause I refused to let the stigma of being HIV-positive mess up my life. My name is Richard Brodsky and I’m President of the Richard M. Brodsky Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) public charity. I’m HIV+ since 1997, a brain cancer survivor since 2002, and a marathon runner for life. I’m 60 years young. My last 6 marathons (except for the January 27, 2013 ING Miami Marathon which I ran with posterior tibial tendonitis in my left leg) have been my fastest since my terminal cancer diagnosis. I think that people, even those living with HIV and cancer can reverse their aging process.
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/7th-annual-World-AIDS-Marathon–Kisumu–Kenya.html?soid=1101698968991&aid=8hfOWBCYv74

CBS Miami featured only 1 story of 25,000 runners and they featured my story, http://miami.cbslocal.com/video/8249309-thousands-take-to-streets-of-downtown-miami-for-ing-marathon/.

The Richard M. Brodsky Foundation, http://www.richardmbrodsky.org, has also sponsored 7 World AIDS Marathons in Kisumu, Kenya, on World AIDS Day and has sponsored 13 orphan dinner dances for 4,350 Kenyan orphans since 2006. For the past 2 years we have brought an American pediatrician, Dr. Richard Sartori with us to Africa and he has provided medicine and examined and treated 136 Kenyan orphans. President Obama’s grandmother has been involved with the Event since 2008. The Foundation also sponsors two 5K AIDS Cancer Run Walks, http://www.5kaidscancer.com, in America every year, one of the Events is FREE for everyone and the other Event is Free for people living with HIV or cancer. If you would like to be a sponsor, participant or volunteer, kindly contact me.

You can also view a book I wrote titled, Richard Brodsky’s Journey of Hope, http://www.richardmbrodsky.org/images/journey%20of%20hope.pdf.

By: Joseph Walker

Joseph Walker — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:14:35 +0000

Dave, sometimes I feel like I'm the only one seeing the beginning of a second wave. Great article and hope to see more of your articles.

By: Eddie Hamilton

Eddie Hamilton — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:41:37 +0000

I still stand by quote on the blog listed below. It’s also the HIV community’s fault that they have become complacent and let these organizations do what they do.

As a longtime advocate, I have now come to the conclusion that some in the HIV community have a sense of entitlement which shouldn’t be the case. For those folks, they will never become active until they start enduring cuts. This is dangerous but it is the truth. Like it or not.”
And there we are.

http://www.thebody.com/content/70626/the-changing-face-of-hivaids-activism.html