Value yourself.

Of all of the articles I have read about AIDS and the monstrous infection rate among communities of color, especially African Americans, that is all I can say to anybody who is engaging in at risk behavior. So many people have died so far and will continue to die because of this disease. So many who could have been saved. Great strides have been made, but there is still no cure. Some years I’ve been enraged, but now I am resolved. To teach the children I know and meet to value themselves and others.