Re: Guiding AIDS victims on how to face death

[Guest guest]

Dear forum members,

Death counseling is highly sensitive issue, which not much developed in our

country.

As per my knowledge One Health Care Provider named Dr Mothi from

Mysore is doing the same in a diplomatic way. I wish to get the experience from

Dr. Mothi and team through forum and also wish forum members to stretch the

discussion so that we all can replicate the model.

--

Arun Menon. M.P.H,M.S.W

HIV/AIDS & T.B Specialist

UAE

e-mail: <arunmph@...>

[Guest guest]

Dear FORUM,

There are two lessons that AIDS teaches us, which I cherish a lot... the

first is about the need to be comfortable with our sexuality. The second is

about being comfortable with our death.

The second lesson is more relevant to this conversation. Discomfort with these

two essential aspects of life has renders awareness about HIV and AIDS

ineffective. Therefore,

There is a need to prepare every human being to face death since, with or

without HIV, it is a painful experience. Are persons living with HIV any better

qualified to address this than others? The answer to both these questions is NO,

since death is a common human experience. This being universal truth,

Statements such as " Only an affected person can understand another affected

person better...They know the same fate awaits us " only

promote disrcimination against persons living with HIV. We need to

mainstream our thinking on this issue.

--

Sundar

E-MAIL: <dheenabandhu@...>

[Guest guest]

Dear Forum

Re: /message/10558

This may be an another reminder to all of us working in Orissa that media needs

to be sensitized.

Friends, I am in doubt about the words of Mr. Ajay Patra (whether he said

exactly like this or something else):

I know Mr. Ajay Patra since more than one and half year. I am in doubt of a

person having experience in the field of HIV and giving negative statements like

" they know the same fate awaits us " .

My learned friend might aware that one can suspect about the mode of

transmission and no one can be sure about that and saying " contracted the

disease through infected syringe " .

I request my friend to open his mighty sword and respond this article " if he has

not spoken exactly " . Or else give justifications about the statements.

Special thanks to Johonson to post the messages relavant to Orissa.

In solidarity

K. Santosh Kumar

kumarpositive@...

santoshkumar@...