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There are two things a HIV or AIDS patient goes through. First is the physiological effects such as side effects to meds, etc. You are right we cannot do much with it, unless you are there with the patient. The other aspect is the Psycological one. Just by knowing that there are people out there showing concern helps the person feel better about themselves (a self esteem issue). We who have been in health professions for years know that emotional healing is half the battle towards cure. The person may still die, however the way he feels when he dies is drastically changed by few words of support from the community. So let us all try to make the world a better place to live for people who are HIV positive or who have AIDS. Let us be aware that AIDS is NOT a homosexual disease, NOT a health care workers disease but a disease that any one could get. If they got it we could get it:-)
Anupamaa
