WOW! After doing the research on the on the diagnosis's it just makes me think how does a person infected with HIV even leave the house? Eating undercooked meat,being in an area with there is a bird feces, around someone that has a cold can really make the HIV infected person really sick as to a healthy person we would get away without even a cough or sniffle. If I were infected I think I would just stay in my house 24/7 for my own safety. I just wonder how does an infected person live life to fullest with so many boundaries in life? When I was watching Age of AIDS a gentleman had said "taking my medication is my job, yes I have a full time job that pays, but my real job is to take my medicines" to me that is crazy, but it is something that has to be done in order live. I supposed I will get a real sense of what it is like to take the medications during our module later this semester, but just by the gentlemen in the movie saying that blows my mind, that means your whole life has to be scheduled around taking medication.
Did you know....
The Effects on HIV on Children's Families
"With an estimated 33 million adults living with HIV around the world, large numbers of children have family members that are living with HIV, or who have died from AIDS. These children may themselves experience the discrimination that is often associated with HIV. They may also have to care for a sick parent or relative, and may have to give up school to become the principle wage-earner for the family. When adults fall sick, food still needs to be provided – and the burden of earning money usually falls on the oldest child.
One of the harshest effects of the global AIDS epidemic is the number of orphans it has created, and continues to create. By the end of 2007, it is estimated that more than 15 million children had lost one or both of their parents as a result of AIDS, a significant increase on the estimated 8 million in 2001.22 Some AIDS orphans are adopted by grandparents or other extended family-members, but many are left without any support. Child-headed households as a result of AIDS are common in some areas, with older children fending for their siblings and themselves. See our AIDS orphans page to learn more.
Often, children in HIV-affected households will be cared for by the extended family. It is estimated that grandparents are the sole carers for half of all AIDS orphans, and that the number assuming this role will double by 2015 if present trends continue. Caring for grandchildren can put added strains on time and money in order to provide food and medical care, and older people may have to carry out physically demanding jobs and domestic tasks.23 Orphaned siblings may also be split up so as not to overburden one family member. This could be another upsetting experience for children especially if they have to live far from where they grew up, and away from their familiar support networks."
One of the harshest effects of the global AIDS epidemic is the number of orphans it has created, and continues to create. By the end of 2007, it is estimated that more than 15 million children had lost one or both of their parents as a result of AIDS, a significant increase on the estimated 8 million in 2001.22 Some AIDS orphans are adopted by grandparents or other extended family-members, but many are left without any support. Child-headed households as a result of AIDS are common in some areas, with older children fending for their siblings and themselves. See our AIDS orphans page to learn more.
Often, children in HIV-affected households will be cared for by the extended family. It is estimated that grandparents are the sole carers for half of all AIDS orphans, and that the number assuming this role will double by 2015 if present trends continue. Caring for grandchildren can put added strains on time and money in order to provide food and medical care, and older people may have to carry out physically demanding jobs and domestic tasks.23 Orphaned siblings may also be split up so as not to overburden one family member. This could be another upsetting experience for children especially if they have to live far from where they grew up, and away from their familiar support networks."
Berry, S(July 28, 2009). HIV/AIDS and children. In Avert. Retrieved October 4,2009 fromhttp://www.avert.org/children.htm
The fact that the immune system of HIV positive patients gets so low is really sad. I watched the movies earlier this week and it was so horrible to see these people not wanting to feel like doing anything. They cannot go out because they can get infected so easily and most probably never recover from it.
ReplyDeleteI gurantee you, you would not want to sit in your house 24/7. You do it in the beginning, but after a while, it will take a toll on you. When I read the book, What Looks Like Crazy by Pearl Cleage, a woman said the same thing who had AIDS. Eventually, she said she didn't knoe if she was going crazy because of being in the house or if it was from the AIDS. She sucked it up and said she had to live her life.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter lives life to the fullest. She is a typical 11 year old, soon to be 12. She plays with her friends, goes to school and does all the things pre-teens are suppose to do to drive their parents nuts. You don't let the disease run your life.
ReplyDeleteKimberly Bergalis said she was a 17 year old dying from "AIDS" and she did it in 2 years. Another person, infected by the same dentist said she was a 45 year old living with HIV and she did for so many more years.
You can either let HIV run your life, or you can. It is a choice everyone has to make, not matter what the disease.
Remember no one dies from AIDS. You need to start using the terms correctly.