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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 12:51 AM Original message |
Dying a slow and painful death from HIV - and what a RW'er told my wife tonight about it... |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. Man, sorry to hear about the friend |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. Reply that the soldiers who enlisted made a choice.... |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Good point |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
37. Actually, THAT is what I hear when I ask seemingly able-bodied... |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
3. Un-fucking-believable... |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I was out of the room at the time |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:09 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Unfortunately true.. "some people are just that way" |
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NobleCynic (991 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:28 AM Response to Reply #6 |
16. I'm not certain such a response was necessarily a lack of compassion |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
5. Well, it's obvious that YOU know what love is. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:16 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I am sure some would disagree with that here |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. Hell, I argue with people all the time! |
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Demobrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
8. Having lost two dear friends to AIDS |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Actually, |
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Demobrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. Well, when one of them gets diabetes |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
9. My first reaction to your story was, of course, anger ... |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:21 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. She was a nurse until recently (an injury) |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:26 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Don't worry ... |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
12. rightwing freaks make me sick |
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OrangeCountyDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:24 AM Response to Original message |
14. I Feel For Your Wife's Friend In CA |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:33 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. You know what is really sad? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 04:06 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Some people don't get it until the Big Hand touches them directly. |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
18. So sorry about your friend. |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
19. I Would Take It As A Sign That You Made The Right Choice |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:54 AM Response to Original message |
20. I've had a close relative and 2 good friends die of complications from AIDS |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 09:04 AM Response to Reply #20 |
42. Several friends died from AIDS. One came from a large Mexican-American family. |
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ninkasi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 03:26 AM Response to Original message |
21. You have written before about your wife's health problems |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 03:31 AM Response to Original message |
22. That has to be one of the dumbest statements I've ever heard...on a regular basis, but try not to... |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 03:54 AM Response to Original message |
23. Funny Thing - The Jist Of These Remarks Is |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 04:00 AM Response to Original message |
24. My uncle died of AIDS when I was 8 |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 04:13 AM Response to Original message |
26. In return I have very little sympathy |
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CrazyOrangeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
27. That is horrible. |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
28. Your love for your wife is inspiring. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
30. People like this, they believe they live in a safe bubble, that if they |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
31. Sounds like one of the "AIDS is a gift from Gawd" sorts |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
32. That rw neighbor is going to have the shock of their life... |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 02:15 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Ah but ignorance is its own reward. |
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kikiek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
34. My best wishes to your family and friend. I believe people who think like that have to |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
36. I lost my first wife to AIDS. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
38. I think it's a defense mechanism for some people. |
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Morgana LaFey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
39. There's an alternative healthcare treatment |
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kikiek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 08:27 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I see colloidal silver a lot for wounds. I have only seen it externally in the packing |
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Morgana LaFey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 03:33 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. One of the most heartwarming uses I've seen |
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kikiek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 05:02 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I will thanks. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
40. It's impossible to be so callous about AIDS if one knows some of the |
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