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ShaniFaye · 09-12-2006, 12:40 PM

Well I can offer this....one of my dearest friends in the world is like your family member...roamed about between miami, atlanta, kansas city, houston and minnesota where his mom and dad lived after he lost his job. I finally told him I was tired of watching himself try to kill himself before the HIV did and begged him to come share my house with me and my daughter.

He lived with us for 6 months (with my blessing...I was very sad when he left) while he got himself *well* from scavaging around and being a bum. He didnt *live* off me exactly....I did not charge him rent...but he contributed to the groceries and never asked me for a dime. He got a job at walmart and eventually worked his way up to management....met a truly amazing guy (and trust me he'd been with some doozies from what I witnessed) and they have now been together for 3 years. While he is still HIV positive (it has not progessed to AIDS yet...and he's been postive for 7 years) of course neither I nor my daughter or Dave are.

Its a great thing your doing...sometimes they just need to know SOMEBODY gives a damn while they walk around living with a time bomb that is a death sentance.

Please keep in mind when a person has HIV it is killing their immune system, so any cut or sore they might get is VERY hard to heal...it could be a cold sore, or it could be what he said. If it is a cold sore I would take the normal precautions like what was suggested of course...but he could very well be telling the truth on the shaving incident...I saw that with Jeff many many times in the last 7 years

09-12-2006, 12:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	Well I can offer this....one of my dearest friends in the world is like your family member...roamed about between miami, atlanta, kansas city, houston and minnesota where his mom and dad lived after he lost his job. I finally told him I was tired of watching himself try to kill himself before the HIV did and begged him to come share my house with me and my daughter. He lived with us for 6 months (with my blessing...I was very sad when he left) while he got himself well from scavaging around and being a bum. He didnt live off me exactly....I did not charge him rent...but he contributed to the groceries and never asked me for a dime. He got a job at walmart and eventually worked his way up to management....met a truly amazing guy (and trust me he'd been with some doozies from what I witnessed) and they have now been together for 3 years. While he is still HIV positive (it has not progessed to AIDS yet...and he's been postive for 7 years) of course neither I nor my daughter or Dave are. Its a great thing your doing...sometimes they just need to know SOMEBODY gives a damn while they walk around living with a time bomb that is a death sentance. Please keep in mind when a person has HIV it is killing their immune system, so any cut or sore they might get is VERY hard to heal...it could be a cold sore, or it could be what he said. If it is a cold sore I would take the normal precautions like what was suggested of course...but he could very well be telling the truth on the shaving incident...I saw that with Jeff many many times in the last 7 years __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!* Last edited by ShaniFaye; 09-12-2006 at 12:43 PM..