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Dolls: Redux. I’ve been overdosing on Cipralex
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Dolls: Redux. I’ve been overdosing on Celebrex
It’s a long story, but I had one on Celexa, an antidepressant as my olds ones were not doing it for my anymore.
After awhile I was feeling that I was getting tired a lot, however, I also had been dealing with the effects of a cold over a month.
Tired, and still depressed, I went back to talk about the meds. We decided up to twice as much. I was convinced it was not feeling well that was doing it.
My doc did give me a script for Cipralex, essentially the same drug, but less side effects, to switch to if I felt I needed to over the course of the holidays.
Over time, I just...
Source: acidrefluxweb.com - February 6, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: A wee tale Acid Reflux Reality Show most recent Dolls GLBT Overdose Source Type: blogs
Storms on land and in the mindEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nothing to say today. I had planned on writing a lengthy entry but last night got a call that one of the only two remaining friends I have in the world fell and broke his hip last night and is being operated on today. He's 65 and I'm not too far behind him. it is strange that when I was in my 20's mortality was the last ting ion my mind, today I'm always aware of my mortality....life is hard, then you die.Links, videos, etcBiblical Battered Wife Syndrome Christian Women and Domestic ViolenceBitter PillCFM 11 Titor Right brainoilChuck Baldwin Christians Use Prophecy To Excuse LazinessDelusion & DenialIt's Not Going to Be OK...
Source: Nightmare Hall - Welcome to my nightmare - February 5, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Source Type: blogs
Your Bloody Valentine?Email this article to a colleague.
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Once again Synthetic Division is teaming up with Bella Morte. They said it would never happen. They said the egos were too big for Charlottesville to handle... they were right. But, for the fans, we have all agreed to share the stage again.
In the spirit of love we are playing a special late-night, acoustic Valentine's show at Gravity Lounge here in Charlottesville. Last time I played there, Synthetic Division was fully loaded with dance goodness. But this time the set is going to be stripped down a little bit- not full-on acoustic like Bella Morte- for us, "acoustic" means a few less "bleeps" and "bloops". And replacing...
Source: Shawn's HIV Blog - February 5, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Tags: bella morte micah consylman synthetic division Source Type: blogs
Launch of The Sienese Shredder to benefit Visual AIDSEmail this article to a colleague.
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Please join us for an Evening with The Sienese Shredder at The Kitchen, 512 West 19th Street on Monday February 9 at 7:00 PM, including readings, performances, music and the launch of it's new issue. The event is free. All sales of The Sienese Shredder that evening will benefit Visual AIDS.www.sienese-shredder.com
Source: VisualAIDS - February 5, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Nelson Santos Source Type: blogs
A 'late' January 2009 UpdateEmail this article to a colleague.
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I have decided to combine the aspects of an update with those of my BLOG which would give more insight as to why I have been so emotionally volatile lately and seemed so distant. I want family and friends to know why I have been so difficult since mid-October. I have earnestly begun to dig myself out of whatever doldrums I created for myself. A new attitude, right?
I am hoping this sample of my writing tells my friends and family about why I should be an author and why I have worked so hard on my book.
As of today (2/4/09) – my T-cells were 634 and viral load remains undetectable. I should have gone last week, but it ...
Source: Ron's HIV Blog - February 4, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Source Type: blogs
Hemo2Homo LabworksEmail this article to a colleague.
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So guess whose lab results come up on my "My Pet Virus" Google Alert? None other than Steve Schalchlin, the Ebert to my Roper. Here's what he posted on Monday, in no way colluding with me...
"Also went to see the doc... My highest t-cell count to date: 525. And a great percentage: 21%. So, I don't know that I'd say my immune system is strengthening since these numbers go up and down all the time, but it's clear that my health is holding its own."
Too cool, even in t-cells Steve shows me who the boss is, besting my latest lab results by two measly t-cells! Well, he may have two more, but mine are wittier as a whole.
Since...
Source: Shawn's HIV Blog - February 4, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Tags: Hemo2Homo Connection Steve Schalchlin Source Type: blogs
Kenneth Cole invites you to shop and support TAG!Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: VisualAIDS - February 4, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: joy garnett Source Type: blogs
Feb 3/09 I got my dolls mixed up.Email this article to a colleague.
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I hate it when I take the wrong dolls!
One definite tell-tale signs of being a d-list celebrity is when you mix your prescribed mood altering medications. For sure a-listers don’t accidently take their Lithium in the morning instead of the evening, and completely miss their anti-depressant in the morning.
When do you ever hear of that? Patty Duke takes Lithium, do I need to say anymore. She probably f.s up the timing of the doses as well.
Of course, this is what I did today. F. man I hate that. This is what I get for buying a pill box where the dark coloured side for AM, and the light coloured is inverted from the old on...
Source: acidrefluxweb.com - February 4, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: most recent Celabrex Dolls GLBT Lithium Source Type: blogs
Let’s Talk About JobsEmail this article to a colleague.
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If you haven’t already read this item on the Huffington Post, I highly recommend you review it when you have a few minutes: Let’s Talk About Jobs.
It’s a posting called “Let’s Talk about Jobs” by Johnathon Briggs, the Director of Communications at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago. I think he does a great job pointing out how some legislators are politicizing the proposal to include in the economic stimulus bill $400 million for HIV and STD screening and prevention – claiming that it has no place in a bill that is supposed to create jobs.
Briggs makes a great case for how these prevention dolla...
Source: AIDS Action Committee's Blog - February 2, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: eric Tags: HIV prevention policy Source Type: blogs
Heapin' Helpin' of Lab ResultsEmail this article to a colleague.
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I know the numbers on everyones' minds are the points scored at the Super Bowl (I predicted it right!). But I got some good numbers of my own recently: my latest HIV lab results. The viral load is undetectable, and the CD4 (t-cell) count is 523... the third highest I've had recorded since the 1980's!
Sweet!
For those who know about my week on/week off treatment strategy, it's important to note that the labs were drawn after being two days into a week on the drugs.
Huh?
I take my HIV meds for seven days, then don't take them for seven days and repeat that cycle. In the March issue of Poz- out next month- there will be a c...
Source: Shawn's HIV Blog - February 2, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Tags: c ' ville coffee calvino cafe iced mochas lewis grizzard shenandoah joe steelers Source Type: blogs
Feb 1/ My Bloody ValentineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Right now I’m sort of watching Running With Scissors. There’s nothing like this movie to make me feel as if my life was a little more normal.
Mind you, my entire life I’ve spent trying to make sure my life wasn’t normal. Looks like I did one hell of a job.
One thing I’ve realized is that life is a little like Paris Hilton or Britney Spears. Once you step out a limo legs wide open wearing a dress with no panties, life just is never the same again. The moral of that little ditty is that once you go to certain places in life, it’s hard to go back life before you’ve displayed your yaa hoo as an international spre...
Source: acidrefluxweb.com - February 2, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: Ramblings 3D GLBT Horror Movies Valentines Source Type: blogs
My fave YouTube Channels so farEmail this article to a colleague.
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Once again getting ready for yet another major snow storm, the talking heads are saying this might be the biggest one yet with more to come. Screw what the gummint and corporate shills claim about global warming, when they have known and feared for decades thatwe are actually heading into a new ice age....do the research, connect the dots.Anyway nothing much to say today, BP was through the roof most of the day, feel like crap.Here's a list of YouTube channels I subscribe to and watch on a regular basis.BravePJCitizenPatriotcivilian37DeekjacksonDrLeonardHorowitzEarthlasthope2EmceeArSnendtimewatchmaneyezbbackFeelFreeToArgue...
Source: Nightmare Hall - Welcome to my nightmare - February 1, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Source Type: blogs
Jan 31/09 Things that irritate me….Email this article to a colleague.
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Sure he looks friendly now, but just you wait.
I had a post all written up, then inserted the image and bang, the post is gone.
Now I get to start this beginning with, “On a day I shit myself twice, these are the thing that irritate me…” and finishing, “F.ing Wordpress.”
Today I upgraded to Wordpress 2.7 today, now I have to discover all the quirks that it will do on my computer.. The last one decided all of a sudden not to put up You Tube clips. My Scribefire program for writing posts up and quit one day saying all of a sudden that it didn’t like my password/log in combo.
Just now, I get to find out if I uploa...
Source: acidrefluxweb.com - February 1, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: A wee tale Source Type: blogs
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I’m using these three themes in an effort to streamline the look.
Source: acidrefluxweb.com - January 31, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Jan 30/09 Phone Conversation Quote of the DayEmail this article to a colleague.
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I’m on a call with a friend, she asks:
“What do you know about obssessive compulsive disorder?”
“Hmmmmm that I can’t stop thinking about it?”
Source: acidrefluxweb.com - January 30, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: A wee tale GBLT Phone Quote Source Type: blogs
NATA RIVER FLOWSEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nata has been hit hard with powerful rains and the river is flowing once again. This year the water level in the river did not raise above last years level. The rains have caused Nata Village to flourish all around the comunity with green grass and trees.
Source: The Nata village blog - January 30, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: natavillage Source Type: blogs
CHOLERA OUTBREAKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nata clinic staff had to address people at Nata Village Kgotla about the Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe. As our beautiful Nata River is conected to Zimbabwe on the North East of Botswana. So, the possibility of the village contracting the bacteria is highly possible. There has been three cases of the bacteria in Tutume Sub District. Therefore, prevention is better than cure.
Source: The Nata village blog - January 30, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: natavillage Source Type: blogs
Geek Crafts and Urge MagazineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Check out a very cool web site called Geek Crafts, which features links and comments on totally geektastic homemade items, like this little guy, Brad the Crochet Vampire.
I was honored to be interviewed by Renee for Geek Crafts, answering questions about what it's like to speak about my personal/medical life at colleges, be a thinblood and why I decided a vampire book would be a good idea for a follow-up to My Pet Virus.
Could it be... the blood?
Also, a local magazine called Urge did a cover story on me and Gwenn. No, that's not us there, I was too lazy to scan it. But click over if you want to read the story and chec...
Source: Shawn's HIV Blog - January 30, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Tags: Geek Crafts Urge Source Type: blogs
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I just got out of the hospital after a mandated ambulance ride to the ER when My blood pressure kept escalating until when it reached 220/112 I called my doctor's office, getting an immediate call back to call 911.When the EMT's arrived it was 200/99, which they said was still well worth a ride to the hospital. I don't drink, never used drugs, recently quit smoking, which could be part of why my BP has suddenly gone out of control. I can just be sitting there relaxing or reading, then suddenly a wave of anxiety washes over me, face felt flushed, throat and neck feel like they're being crushed and the ringing in my ears tur...
Source: Nightmare Hall - Welcome to my nightmare - January 29, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Source Type: blogs
Jan 29/09 Facebook Quote of the DayEmail this article to a colleague.
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“I’m home sick feeling like a hag, the sick part will pass, the hag part will most likely remain for a long time.”
Me, January 29, 2009
Source: acidrefluxweb.com - January 29, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: Acid Reflux Reality Show Cold and Flu Season GLBT Hag Source Type: blogs
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Source: Nelson Vergel's HIV Blog - January 29, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Tags: Sculptra facial wasting insurance Radiesse desgaste facial HIV Source Type: blogs
Cello Scrotum: 1974-2009Email this article to a colleague.
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Scratch another one of my dream campus speaking programs- "Cello Scrotum & You". It just came out that the condition is a hoax. Read more about Cello Scrotum and it's magical origin on the BBC's news site. For now, let's all share a moment of silence for "Cello Scrotum": 1974-2009.
"Anyone who has ever watched a cello being played would realize the physical impossibility of our claim." - Baroness Murphy, Godmother of "Cello Scrotum" and, ultimately, it's Angel of Death
Positively Yours,
Shawn
Source: Shawn's HIV Blog - January 29, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Tags: baroness murphy cello scrotum Source Type: blogs
Wordpress Goes Obama!Email this article to a colleague.
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I guess I’ll keep this up. This is one of the themes I found that made me chuckle a little. I think I should send a link to all the horrifed, the world is going to hell. But hey, I’m highly biased as John Stewart’s The Daily Show is my trusted place to go for American politics.
Finding a new theme is really hard. I found this one I really loved. It boasted 2000 customizable features. With this many I got stuck. I went to the options part of the theme and they gave me maybe 15 or 20 things to slightly tinker with. For the life of me I could not even figure out where the info for the login was for the site....
Source: acidrefluxweb.com - January 29, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: a wee tale Source Type: blogs
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The Medicaid Family Planning State Option was dropped from the stimulus package after a public outcry from House Minority Leader, John Boehner (pronounced "BAY-ner").
This would have either: a) provided health care coverage for 2.3 million women while generating savings for states and the federal government or b) funded the pro-abortion business. That's depending on whether you side with Planned Parenthood or John Boehner.
My thinking is that contraceptives and condoms are secretly viewed as abortions by many lawmakers. As a sex educator, I support the Medicaid Family Planning State Option as part of the stimulus package...
Source: Shawn's HIV Blog - January 29, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Tags: Chris Matthews John Boehner Planned Parenthood stimulus package Source Type: blogs
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Finally! Pictures from the glitz and glory of Miss America! Click on any of the pictures to go to the entire photo album on Facebook.
Tara Wheeler, Miss Virginia 2008!
Tara did a great job at Miss America representing the Commonwealth. Her evening gown was the best on her preliminary night, and with her background in hockey as well her training with the Army, she could have kicked everyone's butt at the pageant!
But she didn't. Why? Because she's classy: she's Miss Virginia.
Took this picture after the final night of competition. I mentioned to Tara that one of my other favorites of the week was Miss Kansas, Emily Dea...
Source: Shawn's HIV Blog - January 28, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Tags: AIDS Emily Deaver HIV Leigh-Taylor Smith Miss America Miss Kansas Miss New York Miss Virginia Tara Wheeler Source Type: blogs
Jan 27/09 Where did those keys go?Email this article to a colleague.
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Hildy Cam Part 2: Hildy Go To Bed - as I...
Source: acidrefluxweb.com - January 27, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: Hildy Cam canine moments Child Star GLBT Lost Keys Memberships privilages. Source Type: blogs
Lobbying Guide: Fight budget cuts to HIV/AIDS programs.Email this article to a colleague.
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This Thursday, January 29 from 10am-12pm is AIDS lobby day at the Massachusetts State House, Nurses Hall.
Please join us to fight budget cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention and services:
• Black, Latino and gay citizens are more likely to become infected with HIV/AIDS than any other groups.
• The State Budget has been and is going to be cut drastically in the next few months. The Governor has said everything is “on the table.”
• These may include cuts for life-saving AIDS prevention, education, services and treatment.
Continuing FY09 and FY10 budget cuts may result in significant budget cuts to public health ...
Source: AIDS Action Committee's Blog - January 27, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Deborah Tags: advocacy Source Type: blogs
Jan 25/09 Hildy Go PeeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: acidrefluxweb.com - January 26, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: canine moments Chihuahua GLBT Go Peepee litter training Source Type: blogs
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That's where Gwenn and I spent the last 6 nights... it's where 52 title holders (the big 50 states, as well as Miss DC and Miss Virgin Islands) battled for the right to become the next Miss America...
Am finally home now, and in the next couple of days I'll be posting pictures and stories from Las Vegas, including surprise cameos from a few of the stars of the cult classic memoir, My Pet Virus. (No, the cameo isn't by me, Gwenn or Ric Flair. Or Depeche Mode.)
All in all, it was a great vacation for us. And, aside from going to see the pageant and hang out with friends, we were there to celebrate our ten-year anniversary....
Source: Shawn's HIV Blog - January 26, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Source Type: blogs
Links before the next stormEmail this article to a colleague.
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I'm really not feeling well at all, so here's a list of videos I was laying back watching over the past day or so.Halt Immigration For Our SurvivalHonest Bill Cosby Tells US Blacks The TruthNew World Order Conspiracy, UFOs photographsPresident Bush's Farewell Speech WHITEHOUSE.ORGSkousen No, Everything Will Not Be AlrightStargods Daily ThoughtsTen Years Into The Chemtrail-WarsThe Mind Has No FirewallWatching the Growth of Walmart Across America animationWhistleblower Levels Shocking Allegations at Bush's Spying ProgramsYou'll never think the same way again. the revelation\A Message from Elder George ELIMINATION OF THE FAMI...
Source: Nightmare Hall - Welcome to my nightmare - January 25, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Source Type: blogs
Jan 24/09 Why I am afraid of my phone.Email this article to a colleague.
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No…..Don’t……Don’t…..do it. Come on now man, you’ve got your tranquility. Nothing like watching a Norwegian horror movie with the sleepy, just fed, dogs, on my couch.
No…No….No… F. he does it. He picks the phone and sees who’s calling.
In his mind the decision to interrupt the movie and see what’s going on flicks back and forth like train tracks monitoring the train onwards to its new direction. Such decisions are important, and just with the phone, the outcome, if wrong, could be one that takes a whole lot of force to stop.
Hmmmm, “He doesn’t call often, so I should see what this is about?...
Source: acidrefluxweb.com - January 24, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: a wee tale Cystal Meth GLBT recovery Virginia Wolf Source Type: blogs
Jan 23/09 HIV and Humour - I say yes.Email this article to a colleague.
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At least they cropped her hoo-haa out.
The other night I got a surprise with, “Hey I saw you and your little Hildy in FAB today, but everyone says that you’ve been in there for awhile.”
I knew that my “HIV-larious (not sure that’s what I would have called it, nonetheless attention grabbing) was coming soon, as in February. My real excitement achieved another small step towards the fame she deserves. She’s had many achievements during her first five months, but I couldn’t let her hit seven months before taking on at least one new media: print.
It won’t be long where I’ll live off her fame, as my role mo...
Source: acidrefluxweb.com - January 23, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: D-List AIDS Celebrity a wee tale canine moments Chihuahua GLBT Hidly media star stage mother Stigma Source Type: blogs
The Denver Principles in VegasEmail this article to a colleague.
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This blog is short but sweet, just like Miss NY herself. Just had to write about the preliminary competition for Miss America.
During onstage interview, Miss NY mentioned the Denver Principles and the rights of people living with HIV. Wiki the Principles if you are not familiar, and you will see why this is such a cool thing. I'd post a link but I am doing this entry from an iPhone... Big fingers and small letters do not work well together.
Miss Virgin Islands also gave a shout out to HIV Awareness tonight. And my homestate girl, Miss VA, is doing quite well in all areas of competition; she should be in the Top 15. Overal...
Source: Shawn's HIV Blog - January 23, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Source Type: blogs
A New Book on the Medical Use of Anabolic SteroidsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Nelson Vergel's HIV Blog - January 23, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Tags: kidney hpta bone density osteopenia anabolic steroids Scally copd aerobic exercise HIV sarcopenia muscle testosterone lean body mass Source Type: blogs
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No creative thoughts in my head. I just pissed away most of the day dealing with a camcorder that I bought that was not compatible with my computer even though a review I read stated so. The salesman told me it was a firewire camera, it wasn’t. No firewire, no video transfer. Two trips back to the Sony Store I have the right camera with firewire. Next quest to get iMovie in the iLife package. Well none are available thus rending this camera termporarily useless until the next iLife 09 comes out.
I’m tired, I’ve had enough. My feet desperately need surgery, it hurts to walk around.
It’s 2 pm, I start...
Source: acidrefluxweb.com - January 22, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Meet the new boss...Email this article to a colleague.
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...same as the old bossI didn't watch the inauguration live yesterday. I was enroute to and from a doctor appointment via the T. There's something going on with my heart and blood pressure but an EKG yesterday was fine and BP was perfect 120/72 pulse 73, so I'm scheduled for a human dynamometer test (stress) and cardiac echo next week.I did watch some of the endless replays last night on the news after Fringe on Faux. The only 2 network shows I watch are House and Fringe. As I watched Dubya boarding helicopter one....scenes we'd like to see, federal agents grabbing him, Cheney and company leading them off in shackles for h...
Source: Nightmare Hall - Welcome to my nightmare - January 21, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Source Type: blogs
Jan 21/09 Doggy Trainer 911Email this article to a colleague.
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Today, I will start again my routine of setting the alarm on my stove to go off every twenty minutes so that I can put my boots, jacket, scarf, hat, manbag on, then jingle my keys and head into the hallway for about 30 seconds.
The goal is to desensitize him to the exit routine. I’ve finally decided to hire this dog guy who is nearby who works with dogs, and does a lot of training. I’ve held off because, personally I find him obnoxious. He is one of these hypercorrect people who always has to be right leaving me to always explain myself because he takes it one way, and then corrects me.
In this case, for the be...
Source: acidrefluxweb.com - January 21, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: canine moments Chihuahua Dog Trainer GLBT Separation Anxiety Source Type: blogs
ABC News takes a look at PreP trials now going on.Email this article to a colleague.
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ABC News’ reporter Lauren Cox takes a look at the ongoing investigational trials for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PreP). Behavior issues and cost issues are also discussed in the article. The full text of the article is here.
Source: AIDS Action Committee's Blog - January 21, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Keith Tags: action agenda harm reduction HIV prevention CDC policy side effects HIV Health HIV Testing counseling sex education media youth Source Type: blogs
Jan19\09 Bad Betty DraperEmail this article to a colleague.
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As my ADD mind has tumbled completely into the abyss through Twitter.com, I’m resurfacing with a little tid-bit that I thought was hillarious.
I’m as daft as can be as I haven’t watched the show Mad Men. So when I came across a message from Betty Draper. I had no idea, but I loved the blog and the miss manners stuff.
The message I got was to vote for her for the Twitter “Shorty Award” and I did. And then, I got a message from Bad Betty Drapper with the background with Betty holding a gun.
The split personalities in itself was hilarious. But I had to know, there was obviously something more to ...
Source: acidrefluxweb.com - January 20, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: crazy lady Source Type: blogs
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In Las Vevas, will post proper blog soon, go to http://www.twitter.com/shawndecker for little updates.
Source: Shawn's HIV Blog - January 20, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Source Type: blogs
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Due to the difficult financial times we face, the Department of Public Health has suffered tremendous cuts to its budget and is expecting more in the next few weeks. Public Health programs prevent illness and disease and serve our most vulnerable residents, including people with HIV/AIDS, children, elders and those who are low-income.
A coalition of Public Health programs called United We Stand for Public Health is holding a press conference this Thursday, Jan 22nd, at 1pm, at the State House to urge the Commonwealth to protect public health. Please join us as we stand up for Public Health and protect these progr...
Source: AIDS Action Committee's Blog - January 20, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: admin Tags: admin action advocacy agenda HIV prevention policy HIV Health women HIV Testing sex education media homeless youth Source Type: blogs
Jan 20/09 You really don’t want to do this!Email this article to a colleague.
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I’ve seen a few episodes of this show on television. This has got to be the explicit sex show I’ve ever seen. So much so that I wouldn’t be surprised it’s not banned in all the Conservative ridings in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
On this episode they tackled the subject of mixing drugs and sex. They recounted this little story:
Some have gone to extreme measures to improve their sexual kick.
In 1987, a man injected cocaine into his penis before having sex with his girlfriend.
His erection didn’t subside for three days and nine days later gangrene began to set in, and he lost his legs, nine fingers and his...
Source: acidrefluxweb.com - January 20, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Brian Finch Tags: a wee tale Cocaine Girl Guide Sex sexual kicks! Source Type: blogs
LossEmail this article to a colleague.
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. It’s something every person living with HIV endures. From the moment of diagnosis onward, it’s something that shadows the soul.
Some losses are static; loved ones who will never again say I love you. Some are dynamic; sickness becomes health becomes sickness again.
Some losses are sudden, others can be seen coming. One is like falling off a cliff, the other, like watching a slow-motion train-wreck.
Loss is a gut-wrenching business.
Loss eviscerates.
Loss is emptiness.
Cast adrift.
Numb.
And chilled to the bone.
Source: Ann's HIV Blog - January 20, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Source Type: blogs
kearns to LA city council: AIDS in the elevator at my assisted care — a harsh bouquet (1139)Email this article to a colleague.
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[friday, january 15, 2009]
good morning president garcetti,
distinguished council members. i have
submitted my prepared remarks to the clerk.
my name is richard kearns. i am a medical
cannabis patient & advocate, & a 57-year-old
gay AIDS activist & long-term survivor
i live in an assisted care institution.
last friday i offered you a broad overview of
the increasing portion of persons over 50 in
the US HIVer population — which will double
again in another 5 years — & looked at the
preparedness of the CA-state-regulated
LA assisted care system to handle the
demographic tidal wave of thousands of
...
Source: aids-write.org - January 19, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Richard Kearns Tags: aging and HIV/AIDS aids & bubonic plague & 1918 flu americans for safe access / la apla asian-pacific hiv/aids barak obama beingALIVE-la black msm gay hiv/aids black women with aids champ citizen journalism contains rks ori Source Type: blogs
kearns to la city council: on not cursing the darkness (1138)Email this article to a colleague.
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[tuesday, jan 13, 2009]
good morning (& congratulations!)
president garcetti, distinguished
council membersi have given the clerk
a copy of my prepared remarks.
my name is richard kearns. i am a
medical cannabis patient & advocate &
a 57-year-old gay AIDS activist &
long-term survivor — a PWA —
a person with AIDS
in the middle of the night, i’m one of those
“light a candle rather than curse the darkness”
poets. it gets me in trouble, but then,
poetry is trouble.
so, who needs rick warren? we are
perfectly capable of invoking the
presence of spirit for ourselves. just ask:
what blessings would ...
Source: aids-write.org - January 19, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Richard Kearns Tags: 08 elections aging and HIV/AIDS aids & bubonic plague & 1918 flu americans for safe access / la apla asian-pacific hiv/aids barak obama beingALIVE-la black msm gay hiv/aids black women with aids champ citizen journalism c Source Type: blogs
kearns to LA city council: AIDS & mortal pride (1137)Email this article to a colleague.
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[friday, jan 9, 2009]
good morning (& congratulations!)
president garcetti, distinguished
council membersi have given the clerk
a copy of my prepared remarks.
my name is richard kearns. i am a
medical cannabis patient & advocate &
a 57-year-old gay AIDS activist &
long-term survivor — a PWA —
a person with AIDS
when shirley
shaved my head last
week she tipped it to the side &
said about ted he
doesn’t look like he’s dying
what do you look like when you’re dying?
how must we be as we die? how long
does it take? what should i wear? what
unfaint & tattered gray-lace death-traces
lurk ...
Source: aids-write.org - January 19, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Richard Kearns Tags: aging and HIV/AIDS aids & bubonic plague & 1918 flu americans for safe access / la apla asian-pacific hiv/aids barak obama beingALIVE-la black msm gay hiv/aids black women with aids champ citizen journalism contains rks ori Source Type: blogs
kearns to LA city council: AIDS, aging & assisted care (long play) (1136)Email this article to a colleague.
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[tuesday, jan 6, 2009]
good morning president garcetti,
distinguished council members
i have given the clerk a
copy of my prepared remarks.
my name is richard kearns. i am a
medical cannabis patient & advocate &
a 57-year-old gay AIDS activist &
long-term survivor — a PWA —
a person with AIDS
i want to give you a “heads up”
this morning about a surprise issue
coming to bear the LA AIDS community:
AIDS & aging & the assisted care system
• three-and-a-half years ago when i
moved into the assisted care facility
where i live today, as a person with
AIDS over 50, i represented 10% of
the to...
Source: aids-write.org - January 19, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Richard Kearns Tags: aging and HIV/AIDS aids & bubonic plague & 1918 flu apla asian-pacific hiv/aids awo call to action black msm gay hiv/aids black women with aids champ citizen journalism contains rks original photography, graphic art criminali Source Type: blogs
SCHAC: Julie Cross’ talking points: schwarznegger’s mid-year budget proposal impacts on HIVers in CA (1135)Email this article to a colleague.
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Julie Cross:
Governor’s Mid-Year Reduction Proposal 2008/09
Impact on Californians living with HIV/AIDS
Talking Points
Medi-Cal:
o Proposed Reduction: Reinstate Medi-Cal Share-of-Cost (SOC) for aged, blind and disabled Medi-Cal beneficiaries who fall into a specific income category.
Potential Impact on Californians living with HIV/AIDS: In 2001, Medi-Cal introduced a new eligibility category commonly referred to as the “Aged and Disabled Federal Poverty Level Program (A&DFPL)”. The A&DFPL Program provides Medi-Cal eligible aged and disabled individuals the ability to maintain a higher amount of monthly incom...
Source: aids-write.org - January 19, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Richard Kearns Tags: aging and HIV/AIDS aids & bubonic plague & 1918 flu apla asian-pacific hiv/aids barak obama beingALIVE-la black msm gay hiv/aids black women with aids champ citizen journalism community blogger criminalization of HIV/AIDS Source Type: blogs
