The End is Near

There is really only like three weeks left of classes after this one and then I graduate. I should be more excited but I am really not. I still feel like I am no where in life and have so much more stuff to accomplish before I can actually get to where I want to be in life. This has been stressing me out a lot lately. Thinking about my future drives me crazy and any time I try to talk about how I feel I always get the same answer; it will be worth it in the end. Maybe it will be but right now that is not what I need to hear.

Since I live in Ft. Lauderdale I was not able to make it to any of the panel meetings. So to replace that assignment I had to read the book AIDS in America. It was a very good book and was very interesting. I never realized how many things are contributing to the problem with controlling the spread of HIV in this country. The book talked a lot about President Bush and how his religious beliefs affected things that could have been done. I wonder what President Obama will do to help the HIV problem. I hope he actually makes a huge difference regarding this issue and educating the youth on proper sexual education. It amazes me that many of the problems could have been avoided if people were properly educated. It seems like such a simple solution; add better sexual education to schools. But apparently it’s not that simple when the government and those religious belief groups get involved.

Did You Know: Children with HIV

Children who have HIV have many obstacles to overcome. They are more susceptible to childhood illnesses since their immune systems are weakened (AVERT, 2010). These illnesses include mumps and chickenpox which can affect any child regardless if they have HIV but in children who do these illnesses last longer and do not respond well to medications (AVERT, 2010). Also they are more susceptible to opportunistic infections such as Tuberculosis and PCP (AVERT, 2010).

Reference List:

AVERT, (2010, March 11). Children, HIV, & AIDS. Retrieved April 7, 2010, from AVERT: http://www.avert.org/children.htm

Image: (2010). Retrieved April 7, 2010, from http://www.hiv-aids-symptom.com/uploads/world_AIDS.gif