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They should be a walking billboard to be an example of how deadly the disease is and that person should hold the red flag. There's nothing good about the disease and how can you celebrate life knowing for sure you're eventually going to die. Hiv positive
Although I do believe that Dave is looking GREAT! This is something that should not be covered by the already ailing healthcare system. A breast cancer survivor is just that a survivor - before she put a saline bad to her chest she knows the cancer is gone for a long time and wants to begin to rebuild - she is not living with cancer and planning her "what ifs"
Of course HGH and "cosmetic" products like Sculptra SHOULD be covered by ALL INSURANCES. We do not deny a replacement limb to an amputee or beast reconstruction for women needing aggressive surgery for breast cancer. While there are many reasons as to why lipodystrophy treatment are hard to get paid for (even WHEN FDA approved and covered) has many causes, but the biggest issues stopping this from happening pride, greed, and fame seeking by a group of medial clinicians and researchers that cannot get their heads out of their asses and come up with a unified, medically acceptable, and evidence based definition of lipodystropy (Hell, they can't even agree on what to call it - let alone define it.) So as the ones that could simply get together, form a "blue ribbon" panel, define wasting, it's physiological and psychological impact on those of us with HIV, and make medical history as a group are still holding out for the bass ring of "singular fame." This tragedy is all too common. So the next time you some handsome young and brilliant AIDS researcher and clinician hop into his BMW, pick up his equally hot and handsome boyfriend and head off to a day of spa treatments so they can be pretty for their next high priced Pharma gig you might want to say a little something to them, such as: "Could you please stop being a major dickhead and save my life?" Or you can just stand in amazement as they check their watch and mutter now they are really going to be late for their teeth whitening appointment just because of you. Like it or not AIDS is BIG BUSINESS, a BIG GAME played with BIG EGOS (Yes, I will cop to some of it, but nothing compared to what I was once like.) It is time for big mouths with big podiums to stand up and shout big time...Hello NAPWA? Anyone home?
gabriel palacios
No one should never be left out alone suffering on this terrible side effect from HIV meds and AIDS itself; the emotional burden and impact on the mental health is absolutely devastating and detrimental for the individuals. It takes a big toll on the self steem and confidence besides the already existing stigma against HIVers. Going to work ,to school, or just simple doing your regular errants looking like a dead corpse like that is way too much.
January 13, 2014