Treatment of HIV-related anemia with Procrit has been shown to dramatically improve energy level and quality of life. Clinical Therapeutics 2000. My guess is that Laurie is not a happy camper and optimism, not one of her better virtues. Eradication of the virus would take 50 years. The side effects and toxicities of our drugs are so extreme that none of us will make it that long.
Adherence is next to impossible.
Drug resistance and cross-resistance are a problem. Some people are now getting infected with drug resistant strains. Physicians don't know the correct treatments or when to prescribe them. Death rates are starting to rise again. New drugs won't be available for at least several years.