derrick31 said:

laurarichardson said:

Yes, very few people die of AIDS because medication is avalible for HIV. Just another reason it does not add up and I said I would not be surprised if he had HIV or some other sexually transmitted problem it does not mean that is what killed him.

The blind item claimed the black entertainer was taking his meds and got off of them because the religious group he was affiliated with convinced him that he was cured and no longer needed to take the meds. It's true that noone in the U.S. has to die from AIDS anymore. However, if you get off your meds, then HIV will become AIDS, and at that point there is no turning back. I know this is all speculation, but that blind item came out right before Prince died. Maybe it was just a coincidence that this report came out just prior to Prince's death, but no other MAJOR black celebrity has come to fit this description since.

...which was easy to speculate--after the airport incident.....

derrick31 said:

laurarichardson said:

strawberrylova123 said:

endiadj said:

People keep pointing to his frailness, weight loss. Drug abuse can lead to weight loss, severe cases sometimes, especially going through withdrawal. So his weight loss doesn't mean there was another illness.

Yep, one of the symptoms for the drug fentanyl is Anorexia/weight loss.

Weight loss also is a sign of cancer-related illness. Cancer patients can lose their appetite well before they're even diagnosed with the disease, or even have trouble keeping food down if and when they do eat. I'm not referring to those patients receiving chemo, either.

laurarichardson said:

derrick31 said:

laurarichardson said:

Yes, very few people die of AIDS because medication is avalible for HIV. Just another reason it does not add up and I said I would not be surprised if he had HIV or some other sexually transmitted problem it does not mean that is what killed him.

The blind item claimed the black entertainer was taking his meds and got off of them because the religious group he was affiliated with convinced him that he was cured and no longer needed to take the meds. It's true that noone in the U.S. has to die from AIDS anymore. However, if you get off your meds, then HIV will become AIDS, and at that point there is no turning back. I know this is all speculation, but that blind item came out right before Prince died. Maybe it was just a coincidence that this report came out just prior to Prince's death, but no other MAJOR black celebrity has come to fit this description since.

For some reason, you seem to want it to be true that P had AIDS, judging from your repeated posts. Not an attack, just a curious observation.

cloveringold85 said:

TurnItUp said:

And who's to say it's the truth! It's mighty funny this never came out the whole time Prince was alive where he could defend himself. The media fabricated the story because they have always resented that they could NEVER get any dirt on Prince. Prince didn't have scandal and he was never in the news. This is their chance to slander him and it's still not sticking. His legacy will be fine.

It was really disgusting what the tabloids were putting out there after Prince died. I never believe the AIDS story, for one second. They decided that saying he was a drug addict and dying of AIDS would fit because of Prince's lifestyle. When the cause of death came out, they got real quiet.

I know. The media has always been envious of not being able to get any dirt on Prince. Prince could've been another Bill Cosby or Michael Jackson, but it didn't happen. Some even tried to "Janet Jackson" him on his Superbowl halftime show. With the phallic image behind the curtain with the guitar, but it was nowhere near enough to use it against him. Not too many people thought much about it, but it was questioned and they're were very few complaints.

[Edited 8/6/16 17:13pm]

strawberrylova123 said:

laurarichardson said:

-- Was anyone surprised about Charlie was it really news to anyone. I believe Prince had a zest for living I don't think he would have stop taking meds because of his religion. I am not even sure he was that devoted. He had plans to do 9 more shows and a show at stadium in August. I also have never heard of anyone with AIDS getting around the way he was. I could really see him fighting a hard battle with withdrawals and maybe waiting on test results concerning his organs (pain pills cause organ damage) or cancer. I am not saying it impossible that he had AIDS but doing a concert tour, throwing a party. I am just not seeing this behavior from someone with AIDS. Of course you cannot keep it a secret you have to disclose and he had a rack of women crying at his memorials and funerals were are the lawsuits we are almost four months out. [Edited 8/2/16 19:22pm] [Edited 8/2/16 19:54pm]

people actually believe that prince died from AIDs...okay then.i see a lot of ignorance from people who have no idea on what the causes of Opiods has on an individual's body.

They have not taken the time to read about withdrawals from pain meds. Prince was seeing a doctor on an outpaitient basis for withdrawals. These withdrawals can on 6 months to a year, flu like problems that can actually turn into the flu. Weight loss from contispation and diareeha. He was going thru some hell and people have died from the withdrawals. I cannot stand it when people do not take the time to reserch something first before going off half cocked. Even looking up what happens to people with AIDS would give you some indication that Prince was getting around to well and the phsycological effect of knowing that you will be dead soon. It just does not add up. Battling addiction and other health issues fits his actions in the last months of his life.

laurarichardson said:

strawberrylova123 said:

I'm curious. What will your reaction be if it turns out not to be anything terminal, but just chronic? Would it upset you?

morningsong said:

laurarichardson said:

strawberrylova123 said:

strawberrylova123 said:

laurarichardson said:

-- It would not upset me if he had chronic pain and got hooked on painkillers. What upsets is the manner in which it is being framed by the media. The guy had to big of a legacy to relegated to just being a junkie😳 I also think that if the story about the U drug is true and he accidentally took Fentanyl we are never going to find out who sold it to him. No one cares if he just seen as a junkie and not a victim.

What boggles my mind is how people minimize chronic pain.

I know, right?

laurarichardson said:

morningsong said:

I'm curious. What will your reaction be if it turns out not to be anything terminal, but just chronic? Would it upset you?

-- It would not upset me if he had chronic pain and got hooked on painkillers. What upsets is the manner in which it is being framed by the media. The guy had to big of a legacy to relegated to just being a junkie😳 I also think that if the story about the U drug is true and he accidentally took Fentanyl we are never going to find out who sold it to him. No one cares if he just seen as a junkie and not a victim.

Yeah from the beginning I knew that's how it would play out. It's frustrating as hell.

I think the whole U story was just someone trying to pigback on Prince's name and all the talk of dangers opiods, so they half-azzed tried to tie it to him to bring awareness. We'll see when this investigation concludes. Maybe.

LBrent said:

strawberrylova123 said:

What boggles my mind is how people minimize chronic pain.

Yes. I agree. I'm a nurse so from the last picture, he looks like he has cancer, but it doesn't matter to me. What pisses me off is folks lumping drug DEPENDENCY (getting used to any prescribed medication and needing it to function) and drug ABUSE( using a medication, legal or illegal, recreationally). There have been morons who have smoked burdened with the intent of "getting high". Burdened is harml

So many drugs I've never heard of before...

purplethunder3121 said:

LBrent said:

strawberrylova123 said: Yes. I agree. I'm a nurse so from the last picture, he looks like he has cancer, but it doesn't matter to me. What pisses me off is folks lumping drug DEPENDENCY (getting used to any prescribed medication and needing it to function) and drug ABUSE( using a medication, legal or illegal, recreationally). There have been morons who have smoked burdened with the intent of "getting high". Burdened is harml

So many drugs I've never heard of before...

Seriously.

tmo1965 said:

laurarichardson said:

Bunsterdk said: // There are big ass clues and I have pointed them out. Yet know one wants to address them. Where I come from spoken for means " I am seeing someone" I think you also fail to acknowledge that pain pills can cause impotency and that their are a lot of things you can do without penetration if you listen to a lot of his lyrics from the last 10 years their are plenty of lyrics about oral sex and self pleasuring. I do not believe he flew 20 something women up to Paisly Park for no reason then just to hang out. Remember last year when his Facebook page was hacked one of the things he was of accused of was sitting around on his computers trying to hook up with celebs. To me being social, being productive with music, touring and plaint ropy is not the behavior of someone with AIDS. Who makes plans to go to a rehab/pain management center when they are dying of AIDS. He had medical issues but I believe the stituation became severe in his final days and I think those test results Dr. S was bringing was going to be bad news. [Edited 8/1/16 8:44am] [Edited 8/1/16 8:47am] [Edited 8/1/16 8:48am]

It's also something a person may say if they are not interested in getting into a relationship at the moment, but don't want to hurt the other person's feelings.

The exact quote was, "No, I am not available." Which means any number of things, chief among them "No."

SpookyNopetopus said:

tmo1965 said:

It's also something a person may say if they are not interested in getting into a relationship at the moment, but don't want to hurt the other person's feelings.

The exact quote was, "No, I am not available." Which means any number of things, chief among them "No."

I cant believe this is somehow a heated issue on this thread. This is how you get rid of guys at bars who wont leave you alone. You tell them the same thing. Duh.

morningsong said:

rap said:

SoulAlive said:

Nope.TMZ never reported that Prince had AIDS.It was the sleazy,unreliable National Enquirer who reported that lie.

Who's to say it's a lie??

so you believe the National Enquirer,huh? Are you really that gullible?

LBrent said:

strawberrylova123 said:

LBrent said:

morningsong said:

Seriously.

I hate autocorrect! I wrote BIRDSEED. Sorry for the confusion.

purplethunder3121 said:

LBrent said:

1Sasha said:

And was Will Smith the only person Prince called? I am sure the investigators have pulled the phone records from everyone involved with Prince those last few days.

Dez Dickerson said in a recent interview that P called him a few days before and that they spoke at length, but that he would never tell what they talked about. He also said that he knew P to be clean living and had no knowledge of any drug abuse. It was a nice interview. He talked about fond things from the early day and P prank memories which were funny. [Edited 7/29/16 23:35pm]

I heart Dez.