Today is World AIDS Day.
For your consideration:
I have been very fortunate that AIDS has not touched my life directly, but it has touched the lives of those near and dear to me. Consider these figures from the National AIDS Trust for 2001:
5 million people were newly infected with AIDS.
3 million people died of AIDS.
40 million people were living with AIDS.
By the end of 2000, 21.8 million people have died of AIDS.
What you can do:
Know the facts. Know which activities are safe and which are not. Don’t guess – this is your life at stake here.
Get involved. Help with an AIDS service organization – monetarily, or by donating your time. Attend fund-raisers, and support their causes by word of mouth where you can.
Help your friends and loved ones. Support those whose lives have been touched by the AIDS epidemic. Your love and support will be appreciated.
Have you heard of the organization that pairs HIV and AIDS persons with cats with Feline AIDS that need a home? It has been said to me mutually beneficial. I forget the name of it, but it struck me a poignantly sweet.
Bera