Today is the men's panel, and I can honestly say that I'm looking forward to going. I was unable to make it to the women's panel so I'm not sure what to expect. I hope that this experience is eye opening and influential. I can tell you one thing though, I'm not looking forward to the Drive at 5 on the 408 haha. I wish I had time to write this blog after attending the panel, however I don't have enough time tonight. I'll be sure to let you all know how it went in next weeks blog. This week in this class... The semester is winding down, and with only a few more assignments left, I feel my knowledge on HIV has increased 2 fold thanks to this course. Before taking this class, that I didn't know actually existed, I was a just an average that strolled through life without even thinking about the dangers of HIV. However thanks to my councilor's recommendation, and the fine work of Linda and Teach, I've come to see the dangers of HIV, and effect it has on EVERYTHING. It surprises me how often random activities will remind me of HIV, and the things I've learned in this course. I think I can speak on behalf of most people in the class when I say this class has changed some aspect of our lives.
I had a hard time coming up with a solid answer to this weeks question of the week. I think thats because there is no perfect solution to the problem. Why do the number of cases of HIV continue to go up, even when we educate the people? I think that is because humans don't care about something until it affects them directly. Sadly its usually to late when someone starts to care. Unless HIV has a direct influence on our lives, we will continue through our day as if it doesn't exist. I know thats how I use to be, along with many others.
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This week I read an article that originated from Vietnam. The article stated that HIV positive students were finally allowed to attend a public school, after lobbying for a significant amount of time. When it came time to begin the new semester, parents had received word that HIV positive students would be attending the classes, and quickly yanked their kids from the school. One individual said that he would rather die being bombed out during a war than die slowly from AIDS. Unfortunately public opinion is hard to change, and the stigma associated with this disease is almost impossible to correct with words. The children had to be sent back to the orphanage to be schooled once again in order to get students to come back to school. Its sad to see how crazy things can get sometimes, especially when people don't know the first thing about HIV. (HIV)
Web: HIV. (2009). Retrieved November 18, 2009, From http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1918243,00.html
I just found a HIV/AIDS fact of the day saying at the end of 2003, there were 12 million children orphaned by AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa alone. That fact alone makes me sick to my stomach. I think it is absurd that kid’s parents yanked them from school just because there were HIV positive students there. These are kids, not monsters. It is completely heartbreaking that those kids living with HIV are not able to live a normal child life; it is not their fault in any way.
ReplyDeleteI also did not know what to expect from the Men's panel, but after I went I was truly touched. I found that the men were real about what they had experienced and there feelings about the virus. It's amazing how much more you can learn when you just sit and listen to someone that has experienced the disease that we have learned about is semester. I too feel that I have learn SO much from this class. That is so sad about the Vietnam children that weren't allowed to go to school because they had HIV, Great post!
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