 
January 3, 2008
AIDS History in the Making
To memorialize those lost in the struggle against HIV/AIDS, three archives have been constructed in Los Angeles and San Francisco, collecting hundreds of thousands of documents that form a history of the epidemic in California and across the country, the Los Angeles Times reports (latimes.com, 1/2).
According to the Times story, the collections are currently on display at the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives in Los Angeles, the University of California San Francisco’s library and the Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Historical Society in San Francisco. The exhibitions showcase photos, paraphernalia and documents such as safe-sex pamphlets from the early days of HIV/AIDS, prevention posters, old copies of satirical AIDS magazine Diseased Pariah News, pharmacy receipts and medical bills for HIV medications and even more personal items, such as diaries and letters.
In a 1985 letter, a mother writes to her HIV-positive son, “Am I worrying too much about this AIDS problem? If you can alleviate any of my fears about the disease, please do.”
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Aurora, Philadelphia, PA, 2008-01-08 14:09:14
No, but worrying will not make the problem go away. If it helps any, it may help you to alleviate your fears by being supportive in a way that may help your son to take every step in his life, mind - body - spirit to help him take care of himself and to give him hope to remain in good health and have a better quality of life. This is so important in not going into stages of AIDS. We don't know what each day will bring us, or if we will be brought the next day -
marino, brooklyn, 2008-01-05 10:41:39
Change in body shape is also a concern, but side effects obviously is paramount.
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