FIGHT AIDS
One out of two websites I visitd today talked about the International 
"Fight AIDS" day (which is today, if by any chance you didn't know that yet. A lot of new, useful information on thi blog, see??). There is somewhat of a misconception today that no one dies of AIDS in developed countries anymore, and that the medicine they give you gives you almost a normal life. Sometimes we leave AIDS just to Africa, and forget that, although patients may have a better life now than they would have in the 80's, AIDS is still everywhere, and the contamination rate is still high. The treatment in Brasil is one of the best in the world, since the medicine is give to everyone because we (we=government) broke the patent laws, so the medicine is free or very cheap. 
Just as an idea, a very dramatic idea, watch Philadelphia. It's quite an old movie, with Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. It is a sad, sad movie, the kind that breaks your heart - it's one of the only movies, or perhaps the only movie I always cry in; this one and Schildler's List. It tells the story of a lawyer - Hanks - that is fired by his big law firm because he has AIDS. It is a really absurdly sad film, especially because of Tom Hank's performance. If you are not in Africa helping dying AIDS children, or involved in any NGO that deals with that, I think this may be a good alternative way to remember AIDS day. You aren't helping anyone, true. but maybe this way you will at least think about the subject for a while... and then maybe someday you can help someone. beijos
posted by Julia Moreira Leite @ 12:42 PM
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