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Froix · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:20 am Post subject: **12 Year Old with HIV**

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j4v0C-T7fuOtsjU5aaCuRwDIGV3gD92B9DO00

12-year-old with HIV applauded at AIDS conference

Keren Dunaway was 5 when her parents used drawings to explain to her that they both had the HIV virus — and so did she.

Now the 12-year-old is one of the most prominent AIDS activists in Latin America and a rarity in a region where few children are willing to break the silence and tell their classmates they have HIV for fear of rejection.

"Sometimes I have so much fun that I forget I have this" virus, she said.

With an estimated 2 million children infected with HIV around the world, this is just the kind of story you want them to hear.
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bizofwords · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject:

indeed, it's good to hear; it's a refreshing change and it's also a way in which people can see that, with adequate care, it's possible to live a full, healthy life

Simplyme · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:55 am Post subject:

Children are some of the best spokes people for things such as AIDS or HIV. It is sad to see a child infected with this virus but sometimes so inspirational to see how well they take life once they realize what they have.

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