Inspirational AIDS Stories
When you are living with HIV/AIDS, it is hard to see any future at all in front of you. Being HIV positive does not mean your life is over. Some very famous people have been HIV positive and continued to have very successful lives, living with HIV/AIDS.

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HIV/AIDS Research Progress

HIV research and AIDS research is one of the most important areas in medical research today. In 2007, over ten billion US dollars were available for HIV and AIDS research. However, it is estimated that over eighteen million dollars was actually needed to fund AIDS and HIV research for 2007. 2008 is research funding goal is projected to be short by over twenty-two million dollars.


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Women Fighting AIDS

In today’s AIDS epidemic, men are statistically at lower risk than women. HIV kills more women and children than men each year. According to recent information released about women, HIV is more prevalent in the female sex. In some countries when it comes to the number of cases of AIDS, women hold a margin of 59%.


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About Rod Michano: Life, Contributions and Achievements

Rod Michano was born April 19, 1964 as Toussaint Roderick Michano in Thunder Bay, Ontario in Canada. He is hailed as Canada’s first national HIV/AIDS activist. His father, Toussaint Michano was a World War II veteran. Both were members of the Ojibwas of the Pic River First Nation in northern Ontario. His father was also a chief of that nation. Veronica Star was Micano’s mother.

Rod Michano moved away from the Pic River area at the young age of 18. He traveled extensively in Canada and the United States, before finally settling in Toronto, Ontario. In 1990, Rod Michano began HIV/AIDS work and has continued to work in HIV/AIDS activism. Since then, he has become a very well-regarded public speaker on HIV/AIDS. He has also led the crusade to educate Canadians and other worldwide on HIV/AIDS. 

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Living With HIV/AIDS: Spiritual Guidance

Living with HIV or AIDS can be a tough life to lead. However, if you seek out AIDS support networks such as your local church, you may find religious advice that can lift your spirits. Spiritual advice can come from many people, not just your local pastor. You may also find spiritual advice books that can help you on your path. Many religious advice sites on the Internet offer books for any emotional subject.

Some people find it hard to seek AIDS support from religious advice groups. They feel that because AIDS is a disease based in promiscuity and drug abuse, the church will not have anything to do with them. This is not true of most spiritual advice groups. Many churches have formed AIDS support groups that meet weekly. You can find religious advice in your Sunday school class, and religious advice can also be found in the local pastor’s sermon. If you are actively seeking spiritual advice and AIDS support information, you may check with the local church to see if they have a religious mentoring group. These spiritual advice groups have people who are willing to share there own experiences and offer religious advice on real life subjects.

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