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Book Synopsis It's Personal, Hiv/Aids Real Stories About Real People by : Mary S. Jones
Download or read book It's Personal, Hiv/Aids Real Stories About Real People written by Mary S. Jones and published by Author House. This book was released on 2008-03-31 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HIV/AIDS is real and life changing. We have all had moments in our lives where situations or circumstance has caused us to think, how will I ever get over this? Remember as a child when your best friend didnt want to be your friend any more, when you broke up with your first love, you didnt get the grade you expected, or you got fired from your job. You probably felt as if the ground had moved from under your feet and the earth had just gobbled you up. But look at us know, we bounced back and now these are things we laugh about with friends and family. That is not the stories told by individuals in this book; the bounce back was not so easy and laughter with family and friends is not the least bit funny. Lives and families were altered in some cases beyond repair but each person found the will and spirit to live beyond their wildest imagination. The lost of ground in their lives was replaced by a trampoline and they bounced back. They began to live again. As you read their stories try to remember that they are mothers, sisters, aunts, brother, uncle, children, friends and families of someone who care and cherish their simple but unique existence. I want you to think of your life and remember it is no longer business as usual: Its Personal.
Download or read book The River written by Edward Hooper and published by Back Bay. This book was released on 2000 with total page 1118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A British medical journalist offers a meticulously researched look at HIV and its potential source, discussing the history of this lethal epidemic, analyzing a number of theories concerning its origins, and investigating current scientific inquiries into HIV, AIDS, and the search for a cure. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
Download or read book Quicksand written by Anonymous and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An accessible, informative, insider’s view, this book reminds readers that there is still a long way to go." — Kirkus Reviews Weaving together her own story with straightforward questions and answers, the author explains the real ways that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted and explores the common experiences and emotions that might be encountered by friends and family members of someone who has the virus. She also discusses why HIV/AIDS is often still kept a secret and the importance of treating this condition like any other. With up-to-date medical information that has been thoroughly vetted by experts, this first-person narrative offers an invaluable look at what it is like to watch someone you know battle HIV/AIDS. Back matter includes a glossary, a bibliography, and resources for further information.
Book Synopsis The Secret Epidemic by : Jacob Levenson
Download or read book The Secret Epidemic written by Jacob Levenson and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2005-02-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Half the people in the United States who are diagnosed with HIV are now African American. Through the eyes of those on the front lines of the crisis, journalist Jacob Levenson tells a story of race and public health that spans fifty years and reveals how AIDS has become one of the leading killers of young black men and women. Medical researcher Mindy Fullilove investigates the epidemic’s links to crack cocaine, the Bronx fires, and national health policy. Desiree Rushing must reconcile her crack addiction and HIV infection with the fate of her city, family, and the black church. David deShazo, a white AIDS worker in Alabama, fights to prevent the American South from becoming the epidemic’s new epicenter. And Mario Cooper, a gay, infected son of the black elite confronts the boundaries of American race politics in Washington, D.C. Seamlessly interweaving personal stories with national policy, Levenson indelibly captures this devastating epidemic and illuminates its potential to expand our understanding of race in America.
Book Synopsis Positively Women by : Sue O'Sullivan
Download or read book Positively Women written by Sue O'Sullivan and published by Pandora Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the lives of twelve women with AIDS, explores the effects HIV/AIDS has on women's lives, and offers resources for women with the disease
Book Synopsis Saturday Is for Funerals by : Unity Dow
Download or read book Saturday Is for Funerals written by Unity Dow and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-03 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dow and Essex tell the true story of lives in Botswana ravaged by AIDS. Witness the actions of community leaders, medical professionals, research scientists, and educators of all types to see how an unprecedented epidemic of death and destruction is being stopped in its tracks.
Book Synopsis The Real AIDS Epidemic by : Rebecca V. Culshaw
Download or read book The Real AIDS Epidemic written by Rebecca V. Culshaw and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four decades after And the Band Played On created an image of the AIDS epidemic that has survived in the public consciousness to this very day, mathematician Rebecca Culshaw is sounding the alarm that everything that iconic book told us about AIDS is demonstrably wrong. And that mistaken understanding of AIDS and its cause has the potential to affect all of us, not just certain so-called risk groups. In The Real AIDS Epidemic, Rebecca Culshaw describes her slow uncovering of these reasons over her years researching HIV for her work constructing mathematical models of its interaction with the immune system. It is rare that a researcher, having studied HIV, ever expresses any doubt in the paradigm, and an even rarer event still when she abandons the field altogether. Culshaw's book, updated from its original edition, which was titled Science Sold Out, is one of the great insider-turned-whistleblower stories of our time. The Real AIDS Epidemic focuses on the politics of the changing definition of AIDS and the flaws in all HIV testing. In a much broader sense, it explains how the current, government-based structure of scientific research has corrupted science as the search for truth. It offers not only scientific reasons for HIV/AIDS being untenable, but also sociological explanations as to how the theory was accepted by the media and the world so quickly. In particular, this book offers a scathing criticism of the outrageous discriminatory measures that have been leveled at HIV-positives from the inception. She also warns that the toxic drugs being foisted on the Black and gay communities constitute one of the worst medical violations of human rights since the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. The compelling case she makes that the AIDS establishment has led us into a biomedical disaster through incompetence, fraud, and deceit will have many readers throwing their hands up and feeling helpless and hopeless. But she does something no other book that is critical about HIV and AIDS has done. She suggests a series of strategic actions the scientific community, Congress, the media, and the public can take to undo the damage that the powerful AIDS establishment has done since the epidemic began in 1981.
Book Synopsis As Real as it Gets by : Carol Pogash
Download or read book As Real as it Gets written by Carol Pogash and published by Carol Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1992 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Francisco General Hospital has been the epicenter of the AIDS crisis from the start, and is for author Carol Pogash the perfect microcosm for reporting one of the great stories of this generation. With a novelist's eye she follows a memorable cast of characters, illuminating every political, social, or human dilemma in this tragedy.
Book Synopsis How To Live a “Normal Life” With HIV Without Shame or Fear? by : Nicole White
Download or read book How To Live a “Normal Life” With HIV Without Shame or Fear? written by Nicole White and published by Nicole White. This book was released on with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you have doubts about having HIV or AIDS, but you aren't sure? This book will help you learn more about HIV, AIDS and possible treatments to be safe and live longer (without pain). It would prepare you psychologically and emotionally, especially if your worst nightmare come true (diagnosed positively with HIV). You'll learn how to be positive with the disease and discover practical ways to block the functions of the deadly virus with medications (without many side effects). This book is designed to prepare you mentally BEFORE you go for a test. So, if you are afraid to get tested or do not want to hear the results, this book will give you the necessary information to eliminate most of the stress, doubts and worry. You'll be OK! If my sister managed to block the disease for so many years, you can do it too - luck has nothing to do with it. I'll show you how! Grab your copy now!
Author :Roger W. Hoerl and Presha E. Neidermey Publisher :Xlibris Corporation ISBN 13 :1469107171 Total Pages :186 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (691 download)
Book Synopsis Use What You Have: Resolving the HIV/AIDS Pandemic by : Roger W. Hoerl and Presha E. Neidermey
Download or read book Use What You Have: Resolving the HIV/AIDS Pandemic written by Roger W. Hoerl and Presha E. Neidermey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-07-16 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 25 million dead, AIDS has pounced on the world like a medieval plague, ranking among the greatest killers in history. Despite billions of international aid dollars, the development of effective medical treatments for HIV (the virus that causes AIDS), and the efficacy of condoms in preventing the spread of HIV during sex, 6,000 people are dying daily, and over 15 million orphans have been left behind. Perhaps most surprisingly, many educated westerners are only vaguely aware of AIDS as a disease threatening gays or Africans, and do not believe it has any relevance for them. Few have noticed the “feminization” of AIDS, taking AIDS from a disease primarily infecting gay men to one infecting more women than men. Women are at the forefront of the fight against AIDS in many parts of the world, nowhere more so than in Sub-Saharan Africa. The authors of this book make a clear case that HIV and AIDS form the most critical crisis facing the human race in this century by providing the reader a deeper understanding of the root causes of, and plausible solutions for, the AIDS pandemic. They include several engaging human-interest stories of real people impacted by AIDS. Table Of Contents Part I: What Is AIDS and Why Should I Care? Chapter 1: Nikiwe’s Story: Why AIDS Is the Global Challenge of the 21st Century Chapter 2: Sinikithemba: What Exactly Are HIV and AIDS? Chapter 3: Say No to Sugar Daddies: From Rare Infections to Global Pandemic Part II: AIDS Trumps Foreign Aid Chapter 4: Life and Death in Zimbabwe: Why AIDS Is Easy to Solve—On Paper Chapter 5: But for the Grace of PEPFAR: The World Heard and Responded Chapter 6: Mama Africa’s Burden: The Limitations of Money Part III: How AIDS Can Be Defeated With Your Help Chapter 7: Bophelong Hospice: Some Things That Actually Work Chapter 8: The Softer Side of Capitalism: A Suggested Path Forward Chapter 9: Use What You Have: How You Can Play a Part in Defeating AIDS Excerpts from the foreword to the book, written by Dr. Helga Holst, CEO of McCord Hospital in Durban, South Africa, are given below: It was in Boston, on February 10, 2003, that the Sinikithemba Choir from Durban, South Africa, performed at the opening of the Tenth Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), and shared the stage with the keynote speaker, President Bill Clinton. This Zulu choir of HIV positive men and women were part of a much larger group of mostly infected women, who worked together at McCord Hospital on beadwork projects to support their medical care, and who sang as they worked. They used what they had, their powerful and beautiful voices, to bring hope, unity and resources to their communities. One of the choir members, a beautiful and eloquent young woman, shared the poignant story of her own journey with AIDS, and brought tears to the eyes of many of the world’s top scientists, researchers and clinicians as they were reminded of why they had committed their lives to finding the answers to this devastating disease. She shared what she had, her own story, and it impacted the hearts of thousands! By the time I took up the position of Medical Superintendent at McCord Hospital in Durban, in 1993, AIDS was more common, but there was still no affordable treatment available. In the mid 1990’s we started several social support programs, of which the income generating beadwork projects were one. Social clubs, consisting mostly of women, were formed. They supported each other through times of hardship, illness and death, and cared for the children. The Zulu people, amongst whom we work, have been gifted by the most beautiful voices. The women would often sit in the parking areas at the hospital between the cars with their hands speedily busy on beadwork orders, chatting and laughing, while keeping a
Book Synopsis The 4 Painful Life Stories by : Francis Okumu
Download or read book The 4 Painful Life Stories written by Francis Okumu and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02-16 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life can at times be mean, if not cruel! We all dream of acquiring all the beautiful things that this life can offer, but in the process, forget that even the beautiful of roses have thorns. What would you do when life confronts you with its ugly side and in a flash scatters all your dreams? Angela, James, Elizabeth, and Anne are all phony characters, with life changing fables, about how they were each, caught up in the hiv/aids' trap. The 4 Painful Life Stories is a compilation of their individual accounts. Why would God allow anyone to go through such ugly, heart-breaking and life threatening challenges? The answers are inside this book. In such ugly moments; when everything may seem dark and the world appear to have crumbled, most people would readily, give up, and happily, look forward to committing suicide. However, this read offers a Suicide's Checklist; a deep analysis as to why anyone should never attempt to commit suicide, regardless of their ugly life's predicaments. It then proceeds to present the six notorious common beliefs and misconceptions about sex and hiv/aids i.e. is it true that having sex with a virgin may cure someone of hiv/aids?. Note: Proceeds from the sale of this book will be channeled by the author towards Hiv/Aids related projects in Kenya and the rest of Africa.
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Book Synopsis Facing the Reality by : C. J. Greene
Download or read book Facing the Reality written by C. J. Greene and published by . This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the queen is murdered in her own palace at Tarangar, by those who believe they can govern the land to a better future, they initiate albeit unwittingly the destruction of their world. Evil workings, begun by the arcane weavings of one twisted mage, quickly spread across the land in the form of dragon fire and a mercenary army, operating from a huge fortress, built by the sweat and blood of countless slaves. Only the Sky-Water Dragons can save mankind, but they, too, have been caught up in the mage's workings, their Caller murdered, leaving his apprentice of seven months to unlock the secrets and break the spell a task for which he his woefully unprepared. A huge army, formed at Tarangar by the High Council, is intercepted by the Fire-Water Dragons only a few days march from the palace. For the survivors of this mindless slaughter life soon becomes a series of nightmares from which they cannot awake. While most hide in fear of their lives a brother and sister search for a way to bring the Sky-Water Dragons to their aid. If they fail the land will be lost and mankind become extinct.
Book Synopsis The AIDS Generation by : Perry N. Halkitis
Download or read book The AIDS Generation written by Perry N. Halkitis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For young gay men who came of age in the United States in the 1980s, the HIV/AIDS epidemic was a formative experience in fear, hardship, and loss. Those who were diagnosed before 1996 suffered an exceptionally high rate of mortality, and the survivors -- both the infected individuals and those close to them -- today constitute a "bravest generation" in American history. The AIDS Generation: Stories of Survival and Resilience examines the strategies for survival and coping employed by these HIV-positive gay men, who together constitute the first generation of long-term survivors of the disease. Through interviews conducted by the author, it narrates the stories of gay men who have survived since the early days of the epidemic; documents and delineates the strategies and behaviors enacted by men of this generation to survive it; and examines the extent to which these approaches to survival inform and are informed by the broad body of literature on resilience and health. The stories and strategies detailed here, all used to combat the profound physical, emotional, and social challenges faced by those in the crosshairs of the AIDS epidemic, provide a gateway for understanding how individuals cope with chronic and life-threatening diseases. Halkitis takes readers on a journey of first-hand data collection (the interviews themselves), the popular culture representations of these phenomena, and his own experiences as one of the men of the AIDS generation. This riveting account will be of interest to health practitioners and historians throughout the clinical and social sciences -- or to anyone with an interest in this important chapter in social history. Cover photo courtesy of Fire Island Pines Historical Preservation Society.
Book Synopsis And The Band Played on by : Randy Shilts
Download or read book And The Band Played on written by Randy Shilts and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-04-09 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investigative account of the medical, sexual, and scientific questions surrounding the spread of AIDS across the country.
Book Synopsis A METHOD, AN IMPRINT, A LINK, AND A BREATH: WRITINGS TO CIRCULATE THE VOICES OF HIV POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES by : Stephanie Kranes
Download or read book A METHOD, AN IMPRINT, A LINK, AND A BREATH: WRITINGS TO CIRCULATE THE VOICES OF HIV POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES written by Stephanie Kranes and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Use What You Have by : Roger Wesley Hoerl
Download or read book Use What You Have written by Roger Wesley Hoerl and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 25 million dead, AIDS has pounced on the world like a medieval plague, ranking among the greatest killers in history. Despite billions of international aid dollars, the development of effective medical treatments for HIV (the virus that causes AIDS), and the efficacy of condoms in preventing the spread of HIV during sex, 6,000 people are dying daily, and over 15 million orphans have been left behind. Perhaps most surprisingly, many educated westerners are only vaguely aware of AIDS as a disease threatening gays or Africans, and do not believe it has any relevance for them. Few have noticed the "feminization" of AIDS, taking AIDS from a disease primarily infecting gay men to one infecting more women than men. Women are at the forefront of the fight against AIDS in many parts of the world, nowhere more so than in Sub-Saharan Africa. The authors of this book make a clear case that HIV and AIDS form the most critical crisis facing the human race in this century by providing the reader a deeper understanding of the root causes of, and plausible solutions for, the AIDS pandemic. They include several engaging human-interest stories of real people impacted by AIDS. Table Of Contents Part I: What Is AIDS and Why Should I Care? Chapter 1: Nikiwe's Story: Why AIDS Is the Global Challenge of the 21st Century Chapter 2: Sinikithemba: What Exactly Are HIV and AIDS? Chapter 3: Say No to Sugar Daddies: From Rare Infections to Global Pandemic Part II: AIDS Trumps Foreign Aid Chapter 4: Life and Death in Zimbabwe: Why AIDS Is Easy to Solve On Paper Chapter 5: But for the Grace of PEPFAR: The World Heard and Responded Chapter 6: Mama Africa's Burden: The Limitations of Money Part III: How AIDS Can Be Defeated With Your Help Chapter 7: Bophelong Hospice: Some Things That Actually Work Chapter 8: The Softer Side of Capitalism: A Suggested Path Forward Chapter 9: Use What You Have: How You Can Play a Part in Defeating AIDS Excerpts from the foreword to the book, written by Dr. Helga Holst, CEO of McCord Hospital in Durban, South Africa, are given below: It was in Boston, on February 10, 2003, that the Sinikithemba Choir from Durban, South Africa, performed at the opening of the Tenth Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), and shared the stage with the keynote speaker, President Bill Clinton. This Zulu choir of HIV positive men and women were part of a much larger group of mostly infected women, who worked together at McCord Hospital on beadwork projects to support their medical care, and who sang as they worked. They used what they had, their powerful and beautiful voices, to bring hope, unity and resources to their communities. One of the choir members, a beautiful and eloquent young woman, shared the poignant story of her own journey with AIDS, and brought tears to the eyes of many of the world's top scientists, researchers and clinicians as they were reminded of why they had committed their lives to finding the answers to this devastating disease. She shared what she had, her own story, and it impacted the hearts of thousands! By the time I took up the position of Medical Superintendent at McCord Hospital in Durban, in 1993, AIDS was more common, but there was still no affordable treatment available. In the mid 1990's we started several social support programs, of which the income generating beadwork projects were one. Social clubs, consisting mostly of women, were formed. They supported each other through times of hardship, illness and death, and cared for the children. The Zulu people, amongst whom we work, have been gifted by the most beautiful voices. The women would often sit in the parking areas at the hospital between the cars with their hands speedily busy on beadwork orders, chatting and laughing, while keeping a
