In the mid-80s, I was diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. I was 28 years old and given 18 months to live.
At the beginning of the AIDS pandemic, there was not a single therapy or drug to stem the scourge of AIDS in this country. But...
(6) Comments | Posted June 4, 2010 | 12:15 PM
Education and health care are arguably the two most important pillars of our society. If either fails, the economic and social impact is devastating.
Our education and health care systems, designed for a 20th century America, need to rapidly catch up with a nation closing out the first decade...
(1) Comments | Posted October 8, 2009 | 4:20 PM
Last weekend, I took part in the AIDS Walk in Washington, DC. I haven't done an AIDS Walk in a long time but this was clearly the year to do it. One in every 20 adults in the District of Columbia is infected with HIV. In March, DC's HIV/AIDS administrator...
(5) Comments | Posted May 22, 2009 | 4:14 PM
Earlier this week, I shared a stage in Atlanta with several other patient advocates and a number of scientists from biotech and drug companies. We were all there for the 2009 BIO International Convention. How I got to that stage as a patient advocate - what we discussed and the...

(3) Comments | Posted May 8, 2012 | 2:02 PM