A common sense approach to current events, challenges ahead and hot topics from two different perspectives Queens.
Monday, November 21, 2011
A View From Two Queens: HAART/HIV/AIDS Time For a New Beginning & Understa...
A View From Two Queens: HAART/HIV/AIDS Time For a New Beginning & Understa...: Yes we are heading into 2012 and yes AIDS still scare the shit out of people. The thought of death and what happened in the early 90's is ve...
A View From Two Queens: HAART/HIV/AIDS Time For a New Beginning & Understa...
A View From Two Queens: HAART/HIV/AIDS Time For a New Beginning & Understa...: Yes we are heading into 2012 and yes AIDS still scare the shit out of people. The thought of death and what happened in the early 90's is ve...
HAART/HIV/AIDS Time For a New Beginning & Understanding!
Yes we are heading into 2012 and yes AIDS still scare the shit out of people. The thought of death and what happened in the early 90's is very difficult to forget. But there comes a time we need to move on and understand the difference between the diseases.
Today there is a disease for everything. Recently I found out I had Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease! Sounds scary n, but as the doctor said nothing a proper diet can't handle. This is what needs to be done with HAART, the original name before HIV/AIDS was introduced as acronyms around the world scaring people to death.
HAART is like Cancer, a disease that weakens you're immune system. Actually some forms of Cancer is more dangerous than HAART. As doctor's put it "people with controlled HIV have a 10% better change of getting an infection than those without!". As I say this I don't mean to belittle HAART/HIV/AIDS!
All I am saying is because you are HIV, it's not time to go on disability, ask for Federal assistance or wait for death. It's a disease that like many others needs to be monitored and one can live a long life. Actually if I am correct the oldest person with HIV died recently at 94 and not from AIDS!
SO BECAUSE YOU HAVE HIV DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL EVER GET OR DIE FROM AIDS!
I have a sister who has terminal cancer and was given a 1-10 years! People with HIV are not given any years! They now live healthy long life's contributing to society, family and the community.
Another though to remember is that people are diagnosed as having AIDS if a number hits below 200. I know of people who lived many years before taking medication at the number 78 or even 50. It's a number not a death sentence.
I for one, am not scared of that disease or anyone having it. I add it to all the diseases we have, some of which can be worse, such as my sister. I am not encouraging anyone to become positive with HAART! But all I am saying is it's time to separate HAART from AIDS. People with active AIDS just like Active or terminal cancer can still live beyond the time allocated by doctors. HIV does not mean you have or will ever have AIDS!
I remember 10 years ago Rob and I visited a friend we will leave un-named and he thought he was dying of AIDS. Today he is a very good looking muscular healthy man and will probably die of old age or some other illness that sometimes strikes us all.
Today there is a disease for everything. Recently I found out I had Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease! Sounds scary n, but as the doctor said nothing a proper diet can't handle. This is what needs to be done with HAART, the original name before HIV/AIDS was introduced as acronyms around the world scaring people to death.
HAART is like Cancer, a disease that weakens you're immune system. Actually some forms of Cancer is more dangerous than HAART. As doctor's put it "people with controlled HIV have a 10% better change of getting an infection than those without!". As I say this I don't mean to belittle HAART/HIV/AIDS!
All I am saying is because you are HIV, it's not time to go on disability, ask for Federal assistance or wait for death. It's a disease that like many others needs to be monitored and one can live a long life. Actually if I am correct the oldest person with HIV died recently at 94 and not from AIDS!
SO BECAUSE YOU HAVE HIV DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL EVER GET OR DIE FROM AIDS!
I have a sister who has terminal cancer and was given a 1-10 years! People with HIV are not given any years! They now live healthy long life's contributing to society, family and the community.
Another though to remember is that people are diagnosed as having AIDS if a number hits below 200. I know of people who lived many years before taking medication at the number 78 or even 50. It's a number not a death sentence.
I for one, am not scared of that disease or anyone having it. I add it to all the diseases we have, some of which can be worse, such as my sister. I am not encouraging anyone to become positive with HAART! But all I am saying is it's time to separate HAART from AIDS. People with active AIDS just like Active or terminal cancer can still live beyond the time allocated by doctors. HIV does not mean you have or will ever have AIDS!
I remember 10 years ago Rob and I visited a friend we will leave un-named and he thought he was dying of AIDS. Today he is a very good looking muscular healthy man and will probably die of old age or some other illness that sometimes strikes us all.
HAART, Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, is the name given to aggressive treatment regimes used to suppress HIV viral replication and the progression of HIV disease.
Therefore Embrace the name HAARTS and DROP HIV/AIDS~
Dr Q
Friday, November 11, 2011
A View From Two Queens: The Holiday's, The Pain, The Solution!
A View From Two Queens: The Holiday's, The Pain, The Solution!: Every year it arrives and every year I am never prepared for it. Growing up we celebrated the holidays and I have fond memories of it as a s...
The Holiday's, The Pain, The Solution!
Every year it arrives and every year I am never prepared for it. Growing up we celebrated the holidays and I have fond memories of it as a small boy in Portugal. We never got much, but I remember that plastic truck I spent weeks or months paying with the sand.I always though I would grow up to be a builder of something and I did I created winning teams that I am so proud of!
That being said we then became Jehovah's Witnesses and celebrates stopped. Actually I did not miss them. I mean I don't understand why people don;t like beautiful lights, and what seems to be happiness! I always loved buying things for people, my children loved ones etc. Nevertheless we did not celebrate it and life moved on. We used other yearly celebrations to fill is the gap and it worked.
Now as I age and away from my children I find the holidays very painful! I know they are coming I try very hard to think positive but depression kicks in! People often say if you know you have depression you can solve it. Like an alcoholic it's the first step to sobriety! How wrong people are!
I have dealt with depression all my life! All the way back to my parents splitting up and leaving my country! Yes all the way to age 9! I was on Valium when no-one knew children should not be given that type of medication! However it saved my life!
I am back on that and more to address recent events but especially the holidays! I so much miss my children and grandson! Life has apart for now and I don;t see a time when this will change. Our lives have gone in different directions. And like all things children need to want to see their parents! It can't be one way!
In addition with all the medical problems the holidays are tough. So to deal with the Pain on loneliness, actual pain, missing my children and so forth Rob and I try to plan small trips of his day's off. I love being with him. He is my light in a very dark world. I thanks the powers to be for preparing me by allowing someone with such special gifts to be part of my life. It is magical and wonderful.
And though he can't fill in for all of my thoughts, sadness and the pain of the holidays, he does provide the spirit of the good of life!
Dr Q
That being said we then became Jehovah's Witnesses and celebrates stopped. Actually I did not miss them. I mean I don't understand why people don;t like beautiful lights, and what seems to be happiness! I always loved buying things for people, my children loved ones etc. Nevertheless we did not celebrate it and life moved on. We used other yearly celebrations to fill is the gap and it worked.
Now as I age and away from my children I find the holidays very painful! I know they are coming I try very hard to think positive but depression kicks in! People often say if you know you have depression you can solve it. Like an alcoholic it's the first step to sobriety! How wrong people are!
I have dealt with depression all my life! All the way back to my parents splitting up and leaving my country! Yes all the way to age 9! I was on Valium when no-one knew children should not be given that type of medication! However it saved my life!
I am back on that and more to address recent events but especially the holidays! I so much miss my children and grandson! Life has apart for now and I don;t see a time when this will change. Our lives have gone in different directions. And like all things children need to want to see their parents! It can't be one way!
In addition with all the medical problems the holidays are tough. So to deal with the Pain on loneliness, actual pain, missing my children and so forth Rob and I try to plan small trips of his day's off. I love being with him. He is my light in a very dark world. I thanks the powers to be for preparing me by allowing someone with such special gifts to be part of my life. It is magical and wonderful.
And though he can't fill in for all of my thoughts, sadness and the pain of the holidays, he does provide the spirit of the good of life!
Dr Q
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