Additional...

This article adds to a previous discourse on this blog.  University Of Alabama at Birmingham has become the 4th hospital to perform a HIV+ to HIV+ kidney transplant.  That makes the 8th such operation in the U.S.    I know I've covered this before, but it's still important to discuss this.  It's new & opens so many possibilities for people in need of transplants.   Way to go, UAB.

Cya...

Dirty Laundry...

Apparently some people take Don Henley's song Dirty Laundry way too seriously.  I was raised  not to air mine in public.   Occasionally, I can go on rant here or I can discuss some more personal issues in my life.  But this is my blog about my life & it's relatively small.  

Lately, I've noticed a lot of people telling tales about their personal lives on Facebook & the like & tearing away at everyone around them.    I don't think it's in good taste or decency to trash someone personally on a public forum like Facebook where they can't reasonably defend themselves. Or force them to have to defend themselves in the 1st place.  

This behavior is in seriously bad taste.  Most of us don't want to know your personal business.  You may have vented & feel a little better when you do this kind of thing.  But, you lose a lot of face & credibility.  Be an adult.  Handle things better than a child on the playground.  Do the proverbial rise above or just walk away.   Don't thrash about in the mud.  It's just embarrassing.

Cya...

Another Grey Day...

The last few days have been overcast.  We actually got a little rain last night.   I'm not a fan of cold weather, but the drear is what I hate.  I keep looking outside for some color.  No cardinals or jays have graced my sight line.  We have had an abundance of robins though.  They're probably laying over on their way to somewhere warmer.  Some squirrels are rushing about.  So far it's mostly drab colors; browns, grays & off oranges.   The biggest source of color I have right now are the red berries on the bushes off the front porch.  

A black & white world would be hell.

Cya...

Unseasonable...

This holiday season is being a bit odd for me.  I'm not irritated with the holidays like I can get,  I just don't feel like it's really the holidays.  I know it is, but, it doesn't seem to be.  Nothings seems right with it all this year. I'm not seeing many decorations or lights.  Some, but not many.  Not even on Facebook.   I haven't got ranted at yet about the war on Christmas.  I'm sure if this is the same for others or if I'm even more detached this year.  It's just sort of weird.

Cya...

Only 3 Saturday's Left...

2016 is ticking  down,sands through the hour glass & all that.  I didn't hate 2016, but I certainly didn't love it.  It was a pretty awful Fall & the election was terrible.  I know things could have been worse this year.  I'm not sure the same can be said about the political mess were facing in 2017.  I don't like writing about it.  For 1 thing, too much is an unknown.  Another is, it's just depressing.  I hope people can enjoy the season without these things totally ruining it.

Take care.

Cya...

Another Dental Clinic...

Just read an article about another dental center possibly exposing 60+ patients to HIV & Hepatitis.   This was due to human error.  Instruments had been cleaned but sterilized before being placed back into rotation.  

What makes this Vermont dentist office different, is they noticed immediately & began notifying people the next day of the possible risks & how/where to get tested.   This clinic accepted the responsibility & promptly began looking into means to prevent another such incident.

A state epidemiologist  stated these patients were at low risk for contracting these viruses in this instance.   For once a dental office quickly took notice of the issue & set about trying to do what they could to correct it.  The mistake should've happened, but at least no one tried to bury it.  This is an excellent example of owning your mistakes.  

Cya...

Intentionally Failing...

There are several places around the world that seem to be intentionally failing to in the fight against HIV.  Russia, the Philippines & parts of Africa have made decisions regarding their fight against HIV that have for intents crippled their chances of dealing with HIV.  

Most of these decisions were made as governmental acts of aggression towards people living with HIV, drug users, Gays, etc...  These governments are allowing their hate of these groups to endanger everyone by refusing to allow adequate treatment or prevention in their countries.

Refusing to treat HIV entirely or for any group is putting the entire country at risk for HIV.  Eventually, it could be endangering the entire world.   Where once people were hopeful of seeing HIV curtailed, these countries' animosity is destroying that possibility.

Hate will cost us all the war against HIV.

Cya...