Hi:
This is my first entry and I would like to share my feelings about small, simple ways to change things. Last saturday, I went to a baby shower for a HIV positive mother. The party was organized by her self-support group in a friend house so most of the people were HIV positive. I was amazed by the joy of living and the strenght of all of them. They were not in a very good economic position but all gave something to the mother. I felt welcomed even though i was a total stranger. There was dancing and delicious peruvian food. After that, I realized that this was the first time I was in contact with a HIV positive person and how similar were all of those women to me. They were mothers that were probable infected by her husbands. In a male dominated society, they were lucky enough to discover the virus before the AIDS developed. How about all the other women that go to bed with a unfaithful husband? Condoms are rarely used by a married couple. AIDS is still a shame that is not easy to challenge. Could it be possible that if each of us, mothers and women talk about this reality to someone else, could it be possible to prevent one person to get HIV?