Many other people presented with this, a side effect from one of the drugs. Her new cocktail seems to be working better, although she is aware of reports that indicate long-term toxicity. She has a teenage daughter who has not contracted the virus, and who has invited her to address her A level classmates about her life. I tell them there is still plenty of bigotry and racism, and explain that if they come across as an understanding person they're far more likely to be told the truth. Recently my husband has come along, so I tend to point him out.
Life does go on.
The new drugs have meant that Nick Partridge has not attended a funeral for almost two years, whereas once he went many times a month. We had some advantages. Partridge observes that the impact of HIV has coloured many aspects of British society in unexpected ways. It has changed the way we talk about sex, the way patients interact with their doctors, the way treatment activists interact with drugs companies. In recent months the Trust has also negotiated mergers with 10 other Aids charities, another indication of the changing priorities in the wake of combination therapy.