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Dec. 1st, 2004
AIDS Awareness
Dec. 1st, 2004 09:08 amWhen I was still a fairly new nurse, not all that long ago, we started seeing AIDS patients on our unit. Some of my fellow nurses would refuse to care for them.
I attended the funeral of a friend who died of AIDS a few years ago. His mom was there, and she told everyone he died of cancer.
I still see patients admitted to the hospital who won't tell their families they have AIDS, for fear of being abandoned by them.
I was talking with someone not too long ago about a mutual friend who had died of AIDS complications. She felt it necessary to point out that he contracted AIDS through a blood transfusion.
I know a priest who is HIV positive, but is unable to share it with his community and receive their support, for fear of being ostracized.
Today I offer a prayer for all those who have died of AIDS, for all those who are battling it, and for all those who work tirelessly to increase awareness of AIDS and search for a cure.
I attended the funeral of a friend who died of AIDS a few years ago. His mom was there, and she told everyone he died of cancer.
I still see patients admitted to the hospital who won't tell their families they have AIDS, for fear of being abandoned by them.
I was talking with someone not too long ago about a mutual friend who had died of AIDS complications. She felt it necessary to point out that he contracted AIDS through a blood transfusion.
I know a priest who is HIV positive, but is unable to share it with his community and receive their support, for fear of being ostracized.
Today I offer a prayer for all those who have died of AIDS, for all those who are battling it, and for all those who work tirelessly to increase awareness of AIDS and search for a cure.