Tag: HIV & AIDS
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe
His Last Public Message on HIV & AIDS
Arthur Ashe
Mourners React to the Death of Arthur Ashe
HIV & AIDS
The 'Real-Life' Dallas Buyers Club Doctor
Ron Woodroof's doctor, Dr. Steven Pounders, discusses his first person account of Woodroof's diagnosis and struggle through AIDS. Continue reading
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Matthew McConaughey on Ron Woodroof of the Dallas Buyers Club
Matthew McConaughey talks about what helped him to understand who Ron Woodroof in order to become him in the 2013 movie Dallas Buyers Club, based off of Woodroof's life. Continue reading
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[Blog] Magic Johnson & HIV
Author: Ben Nussbaum On November 7, 1991, Magic Johnson announced that he had HIV. With that being said, he and other people who are diagnosed with HIV must waste no time in researching details like Medicare cost. It was a shocking juxtaposition: Magic was charming, athletic, the always smiling ambassador … Continue reading
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A UK Man on Finding Out He Was HIV Positive in 2009
Andrew, a man from Birmingham, England, explains how he found out he was HIV positive and how he reacted to the diagnoses. Continue reading
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Jean-Jacques on Living with AIDS in the DRC
Jean-Jacques, a citizen of the Democratic Republic of Congo, explains what life is like with AIDS in his country. Continue reading
HIV & AIDS
Michael Jonas on Being Diagnosed with HIV
Michael Jonas remembers how he found out that he had HIV, what he felt like after getting the news, and what his life is like living with the disease. Continue reading
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Timothy Brown on Being Cured of AIDS with Stem Cells
Timothy Brown, also known as The Berlin Patient, explains how he was cured of AIDS with the help of science and comments on the foundation he wants to create to help others find a cure. He also recalls how different people react to the fact that stem cells that cured him. Continue reading