Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Really? An HIV course??
If there is one thing I've noticed since begining this class, is the amount of people that are surprised that such a class is offered. However, I would like to give them the benefit of the doubt, I don't think a single one was a health major. Every now and then, I share a bit of information with them that I have learned so far and they always seem to be very interested. To me, I find that the information that is most revealing comes from the research that we do. For many of us, HIV stops at health class in high school. Simply put: don't get it. Of course, some diluted information gets in there too. Overall, it leaves everyone asking more questions and swearing they will take the necessary precautions. However, the research part of this assignment has opened up other variables such as politics (or rather policies, funding, education) and certain adversaires such as AIDS Denial.
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Paige, I'm happy to hear that you share some of what you learn with others. Contine to do that because the more people know the better they can protect themselves and help stop the spread of HIV. I think people have become too complacent about the disease because of all the great medications that are out there. They need to know that this is not going away! Good work!
ReplyDeleteI too have learned so much already in this class. AIDS is a sad disease but they can have just as normal lives as anybody else. The man I met at my HIV testing was positive for 23 years and told me how it is so different from now. Back then he had to take about 20 pills each day and now he's down to three. The study has gone much farther and hopefully one day they will find a cure. Thanks for sharing your learning as well.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you are taking this course. I beleive it takes courage just to take this course and educate yourself. I also love that you are educating others around you. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteI have a master's degree, so I have been through about 7 years of college. One quarter, during my undergraduate, I was looking for a "fluffer" course to add to my schedule for credit hours. I debated between "HIV/AIDS: What Every College Student Should Know" and "How to Avoid Dying From Cancer." I chose "How to Avoid Dying From Cancer" because I thought that it was more likely to happen to me than HIV. Funny, that now I have both HIV and cancer.
However, I wish that I would have educated myself more about HIV. Agian, I am so proud of you for educating yourslef and even some of your friends!
I believe that we all have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge that we could share with other from this course, definitely a great class!
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