How am I doing in class? Honestly I have had my struggles. I was even considering dropping the class but I decided not to. I am hanging in there and trying to work hard to make sure I pass the class. As for the information, I am still learning so much each week. The information is in such details and the statistics are the reality of how much this disease has affected so many people. Last week we had to watch a few movies which showed us exactly how AIDS had affected people’s lives. One of the videos showed two guys who were making their own documentary about living with AIDS. One of the guys had lesions all over his body even on his face and his eye. Then the other guy experienced the wasting syndrome and it looked horrible. It is one thing to read about it but when you watch someone go through it is a whole new affect.
Did you know?
My initial topic was HIV discrimination so I would like to go back to that.
Did you know that there is an agency in San Francisco called PRC Positive Resource Center. This company helps people who are living with HIV. The agency helps get people disability insurance, social security income, computer training, counseling and even jobs. Most people who live with AIDS are unemployed and are denied insurance so this agency offers legal assistance in getting the benefits they are entitled to. The website said the “over half of the 20,000 people living with HIV are unemployed, and they lead the people living in poverty.”
I did not think that this happened to people with AIDS but then again nothing is a surprise in this day and age. As if being diagnosed with AIDS was not bad enough these people are not able to get back up and go on with everyday life. So I am happy that there is an agency out there helping these people to get their lives back.
If you are intersted in this agencies or want to learn more about their organization here is the website:
http://www.positiveresource.org/
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What country are you researching this week? I am surprised that you were surprised at the discrimination that HIV positive people get on a daily basis. If you lose your job and go looking for a new one, you may not get it if you can't get their health care plan. Many employers will not hire someone who can't get health insurance. Not to surprising.
ReplyDeleteWhy did you want to drop the class? Is it the sheer amount of work that you must do? It seems daunting, but its worth it IMO. I can't say that I am surprised by the number of unemployed people living with AIDS, but it is great that there are resources that they can use to find help. Thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteI was surprised by the number of HIV positive individuals who are unemployed due to their status. At least there are agencies out there to help them.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you reading the book for this class did not have half the effect on me as the movies did. I can understand why you would want to drop the class, but trust me it is worth the work!