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I remember when AIDS was the subject of grim jokes like "AIDS stands for Anally Inserted Death Sentence" and "The toughest part about having AIDS is trying to convince your parents that you're Haitian."
Ha ha.
I also remember -- far better than I'd like -- watching too many friends waste away from AIDS in the early '80s, when it was only preventable, not treatable. Take a look at the pictures of Freddie Mercury wasting away near the end of his life, or watch "Philadelphia" and see it happen to Tom Hanks.
Then imagine watching it happening to a friend while you -- and he -- watched helplessly.
Thankfully, those days are over.
--t
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