i read an article last week in the chicago poz publication "positively aware" and was instantly struck by the sincere need that this guys' new book is aimed at. i have already been aware in my own city that there really is not much emotional support, not to mention solid friendly information and guidance, available to new positive folks.
there is so much information available on the internet, but i don't think that it has the same impact as it would have coming mano-et-mano. i know i am more likely to pay attention to someone i know when they share their experience than i am when i am home reading a book or online surfing.
so when i read the interview with brett grodeck i was hooked. i plan on reading this book "the first year hiv" and i am thankful that someone is thinking of the pozlings that follow us. they just don't have the same emotional connection to poz life as we do. how could they? they didn't have the luxury of going through aids/hiv panic with the rest of their contemporaries. they are required to get a table for one in many, many cases.
i wonder if my generation is doing a piss poor job of making these newbies' transitions smoother and more solid. we have great experience. are we just bogart-ing this? doesn't matter. somewhere, somehow, i am going to do a better job of lighting a way.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson
