"Self-help
means to grasp our potentialities, discover our resources,
accept responsibility for our life and live it in the way we ourselves
decide.
Self-help means starting a process of change-from being a passive
recipient to becoming an active participant in one's own life."
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a competent, licensed, and fully AIDS-informed medical practitioner,
preferably and HIV specialist and/or your personal physician.
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This issue is dedicated
in memory of:
Jon Glanz,
Shanae Jordan (daughter),
and Dessie Jackson (grandmother)
WOMEN ARE FINALLY BEING
RECOGNIZED
AS PART OF THE AIDS PANDEMIC. WE, AS
WOMEN INFECTED AND AFFECTED BY HIV AND
AIDS, ARE BEGINNING TO JOIN TOGETHER EFFECTIVELY TO SEE
THAT OUR SPECIAL NEEDS ARE MET. WOMEN ALIVE IS INTENDED
TO INFORM WOMEN AND TO HELP US FIND EACH OTHER FOR
ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS
NEWSLETTER AND WILL CONSIDER GETTING INVOLVED IN ITS
PUBLICATION.
women alive statement
Women Alive is created by and for women living
with HIV/AIDS. We understand the pain and fear, how
easy it is to hide ,how difficult it can be to come to terms
with this disease and reach out. Women Alive is the
means we have created to help us connect with each
other, exchange treatment information, bring
others like us out of isolation, and take charge of
our lives, our care, and our destiny.
Editorial Team
Phoebe Barnum - Carrie Broadus
Nancy MacNeil - Adriana M. Pentz
Contributors
Precious Jackson - Debbie Johnson
Women Alive Staff
