Monday, March 7, 2011

The real deal

In the early days I  came into this world of adoption pretty ignorant I guess I could say.  I started reading a lot.  I really was fascinated by personal stories and I followed many blogs (yes lurked on many..sorry but thank you!) I cried a lot for all the broken families that were pulled apart due to AIDS and poverty and I am still learning so much every day.  I have to say, often when I would tell people that we were adopting they would immediatly ask "are you not afraid your child will be HIV positive?" I explained the process and ensured them that I would not put my family at risk and I personally couldn't manage a very ill child.  Now, I would have to say I would answer them differently.  No, our child will not have HIV but I have learned that children with HIV can live long normal lives with the help of medication.  They are beautiful normal children that have to take some extra precautions.  They can share a drink, play normal activities, this illness cannot be spread through casual contact.  There is still such a stigma around this illness that needs to be changed.

I still have so much to learn but I can't wait.

This is a story of an amazing family that are parenting children with HIV and what a blessing they are...enjoy.


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