u question why you are still here...if i may say, i believe God always sends angels to earth to teach us many things. To let us know he is there and here. You are not only strong for yourself but your spirit is the backbone for many others with or without hiv. U ARE TRULY AMAZING and I admire you so much!! :HUG: May God bless us with many more ANGELS like U!!!

I admire ur courage 2 come out and say u r HIV+ on these boards, knowing how insensitive people can be.

Kudos to both of you for showing that people can continue on with their lives.

This post made me think of the photographer Nan Goldin. In the middle of her book "I'll Be Your Mirror" theres some handwritten notes between her and her friends who were + in the 80s. Please check this book out if youre ever in the library, it floored me the first time I saw it.

This is from an Oxfam site (Oxfam.co.uk I think) gives a bit of background to Arcamar's predicament:

"Public health-care in Spain still lags behind other European Union countries, although it has improved considerably since Franco’s death. The welfare system has still not been implemented evenly across Spain and there is poor distribution of health-care. Resources and expenditure on public health is minimal. Contagious diseases such as typhoid, tuberculosis and leprosy still affect poorer areas of Spain. There is a big discrepancy between facilities in the cities and those available in rural areas.


Homelessness

One of Spain’s biggest social problems is the increasing number of homeless people. There are now an estimated 273,000 living on the streets or in hostels while 15 per cent of housing remains empty. Unemployment and family breakdown are the two main contributory factors to homelessness in Spain. The Government does not allocate enough funds to make adequate provision for the whole population and consequently low-income families suffer first. For them, renting or buying a house is an expensive option. Council houses are not being built at a sufficient rate to combat the problem, and basic social benefits are not enough to cover family expenses.

Most homeless people in Spain are men (with an average age of 42). In Madrid there are many younger drug addicts who sleep rough, and an increasing number of women are among them.

The Church has founded 129 institutions and hostels to offer shelter to the homeless. Day centres also provide washing and cooking facilities. A national homeless day was announced in Spain on 18 January 1998 with the slogan ‘a shelter by right’. Fundraisers and charities aim to give long-term help to the homeless, offering health-care, social development, and help to improve their chances of employment.

Some homeless people manage to support themselves by selling the popular street magazine La Luz de la Farola (Streetlight)."

This seems a good article: www.psychologyinspain.com...999/11.htm

Thank you all very much for your support... I don't know what do say...
I never expected so many answer to this topic... you'r all so nice peeps!

Pochacco said:

DORA said:

*my mind and unconditional universal love. What would I be without that we can't see? And the things we can see as... the Creation. My focus on beautiful things... flowers, birds, the see, you, she, he and we.

AzureStar said:

Yes you'r right AzureStar Thank you!

Rhondab said:

Yes I know but I thought you may want have a little break at prince.org. Your job is not the easiest at all and...

applekisses said:

You'r so sweet, you make me smile I gotta train it again to make it

aspera773 said:

Huch! I knnow...
I do myself

endorphin74 said:

Yes friend, you say it

to ya too!

rdhull said:

This is a crazy place of sure sometimes as in "real" life. Prince.org is a mirror. Just the same, well, similar.

CarrieLee said:

I wish you the same dear CarrieLee

Diva said:

sag10 said:

To be so strong can become to a handicap...

Sag...

salaciousV said:

Vale, pero la verdad es que soy muy timida... parezco tonta...

Anji said:

Anji it is good if you'r touched about my thing. But I will say, I'm NOT alone with this desease... there are millions of people living with in much more bad conditions... Cannot forget!

violett said:

Survivor yes I am until right now. What's in the next second... I don't know.

We have a similar way to do pray... Sun, Moon and Stars...

AaronForever said:

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xenon said:

purplechild25 said:

And see you as one of the :angels: who does help now. We all need eachother.

Lleena said:

You'r my friends. What I do speak in that hour or 1 1/2/ day internet, I talk give and receive more then in one or twoo weeks "real" life. I'm very shy.

'm raving in to the joy fantastic...

Supernova said:

:lol:you'r good jejeje

Here is not so diffrent-

Thinking about cajones, I remember Salvador Dali and

2the9s said:

yes, heavy... but life is beautiful

yamomma said:

Always if I don't worry.

yamomma said:

Thank you very much! Is this your song and you???

AprilMichelle said:

I to hear that I inspire you! I see a sinn in my treath. From soul to soul