Blog #1

Hey everybody. I haven't done much blogging yet, but I will get going now. I just got back from New York, my uncle had passed away unexpectedly and I had to rush home; to top it all off I have been really sick. I am still really confused as to what I need to talk about. Can anybody help me? I really haven't a clue. Any good suggestions?
Before I went home to NY, I met a person who has had HIV for seventeen years, and is still doing fine. He had only recently been put on HIV medications, and said he has no noticeable side effects. I work in a hospital and I had to get him for a test, so I asked him a few questions, and he was friendly enough to answer them. He said he was a 'non-progressor'. I guess it just goes to show you the virus effects everyone differently; depending on the strain you contract as well as the genes you inherit. It is possible to keep on living a normal life with HIV.

New Guy

My name is Lucas and am joining the blog late. I had a pen pal but I haven't heard from him in a while; I looked at his own blog and he said he was really sick, this was on the 8th, so I suppose that is why I haven't heard from him.
I came into this class knowing some things about HIV/AIDS. I work in a hospital and have seen many HIV positive patients, some I have actually built somewhat of a relationship with because they were there for months. I knew how the disease was spread and about the different opportunistic infections and how it has become a world-wide epidemic.
I now know much more about the virus. I have learned a lot through our readings, discussions, movies and projects. Not only do I know a lot more about the disease itself, but Iam starting to learn about what the people affected by this disease go through and how tough it can be.