AIDS

I know how serious a problem HIV/AIDS is on camp...but it's one thing to know that “it's a problem”, and it's another to find out that someone close to you actually has AIDS. It doesn't make me uncomfortable or awkward when we're together, I just know that my friend isn't getting medical treatment because it's too expensive. My friend's attended all of the seminars and support groups and “knows how do deal with things”, but I can't help but worry in the back of my mind. I don't really know much about the disease itself..I just know that it kills people before they should die, and causes
a lot of pain, mentally and physically. It makes me love my friend even more, really, knowing that there's a lot more than the tip of the iceberg. My friend doesn't know that I know, although I don't think it'd be a big problem, so I'm gonna let him tell me in her own time. Until then, I'm gonna learn as much about AIDS as possible.