She's lost weight despite herculean efforts to eat. Her T-4 cell count, the simplest way to measure the progression of the disease, has dipped down to 125. About 1,000 is normal. Raven is 17. If you have it, folks think you were a prostitute, you were out there being nasty.
People are so ignorant.
If you do tell them, they totally don't believe you. They're looking for signs on your body. Sadness radiates from Raven. But she's angry, too. My dad should have paid more attention to me.