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A Mother’s Heartbreaking Story About Pediatric AIDS
My name is Suzan. I'm an ambassador for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, where I advocate for people to join the fight of mothers around the world to protect their children from HIV. I'm also the author of The Silence of Mercy Bleu -- a story about a young woman who grows up harboring the secret of AIDS. When people ask me what propelled me to write a novel about HIV/AIDS, they're often surprised to learn that I am a 26-year survivor of the disease. But unlike my character, Mercy, who grows up with the disease and later strives to have a healthy baby, I didn't learn the truth until it was almost too late. Read More
The Announcement: Magic Johnson and HIV
On November 7, 1991, Earvin “Magic” Johnson made an announcement that shook the country: he was HIV-positive, and would have to retire from the Los Angeles Lakers. Earlier this week, ESPN premiered a film documenting Magic’s career, the historic announcement, and his life since. In the film and subsequent interviews, Magic discusses the important role Elizabeth Glaser played in helping him and his family understand, accept, and embrace his HIV status, and become a public face and voice for ending the pandemic. Read More
Facing HIV in Uganda and the United States
On Saturday, March 10, we commemorate National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to reflect about the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls in the United States. Click through the jump to hear the amazing story of Janice and Josephine, two young women who grew up more than 7,000 miles away from each other, but share incredibly similar stories of living with HIV. Read More
Joining a Mother’s Fight to End AIDS in Children
Today at Davos, a new ally joined mothers around the world fighting to ensure that their babies are protected from the ravages of HIV. The Business Leadership Council is comprised of representatives from diverse industries and countries, but all committed to the same ambitious goal: ending mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 2015. Read More
