It's almost over....

Hey everyone,
Oh God, my weekend was CRAZY!!! I was moving to a new house and had to pack, unpack, clean, and aggghhhhhhh so BUSY! And to make it all worse, my internet is down, and it won't be fixed before Monday! I am so tired; I don't even know how I am writing this blog, lol!

Okay, I know you guys don't want to hear me complain about my bad weekend because y'all are stressed too, so let's get talking about this course. Okay so first, I am so glad that we finished the M&Ms stimulation; I was stressed over it because it was worth alot of points! But, thankfully, I did so well on it, and I am very happy about that.

Second, tonight is the infected men's panel, and I am excited to go and possibly meet some of you guys face to face! I know that I am going to learn so much tonight. It's different when you hear the story from the real people, you know? the people we always think and talk about in this course. I really wanted to take my mother with me because she believes that they are "bad" people and we should stay away from them! I know, weird!!! Her face changed when I told her that I had to go to the panel because it's worth 100 points. Well, I had to say something like: "It's worth alot of pointes, and if I don't go I am doomed"!!! It's so sad; I hope I can change her mind about HIV and about the people living with it.

Did you know?
This week I wanted to tell you guys about an organization that's dedicated to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma. This organization is called the International Planned Parenthood Federation, IPPF. This organization involves HIV positive people in a questionnaire in order to give them a chance to talk out and have their voices heard. I think it's really good that someone out there is trying to reduce the stigma that HIV/AIDS people live with. I hope it opens our eyes and helps us realize that we need to let HIV/AIDS patients live normally without being discriminated against.

Reference:
"Reducing HIV-related stigma", IPPF (2009). Retrieved November 18, 2009, from http://www.ippf.org/en/What-we-do/AIDS+and+HIV/Stigma+reduction.htm