tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236681.post6480517666717476890..comments2008-06-03T08:39:26.111-07:00(RED)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00398410019578498399noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236681.post-78190454245807914512007-12-17T14:41:00.001-08:002007-12-17T14:41:00.001-08:00There are simply no words to describe this thread. It is the bare bone reality of still way too many people in Africa.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Sipho is one of the "lucky" children for even having been able to start on an ARV regimen but as the piece by Dr. Phelps so dramatically emphasizes this itself is not a ticket for Sipho's survival.<BR/><BR/>His little body has already undergone such a trauma by carrying the untreated HIV virus around for so long that his recovery is uncertain at this point.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Without stressing the connections too strongly, Dr. Phelps' piece underlies the reason why we BUY (RED) - to replenish the Global Fund's coffers with much needed cash so that more people, especially children, can receive their ARV's and other medicines to survive and hopefully to thrive.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I will continue to "shop 'til it stops"....and I encourage everyONE else to do the same.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks to the Baylor Pediatric Initiative and thanks to (RED) for bringing us this POWERFUL story.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Take very good care of each other. Blessings - not just for those who kneel.<BR/><BR/><BR/>ALWAYS (RED) AT HEART, debbie :)Debbie Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976710714719997936noreply@blogger.com