Jennifer's Journal

What World AIDS day means to me is that well I have fought my way through another year. I like a lot of others thought that my life was over the day I got my diagnosis, and for a few years right after that I was just in a deep deep depression. As I stated before seeing Tom's fight and what he decided to do inspired me and helped to bring me out of that depression. Now I have never really done anything big on Dec. 1st it has always been a day of inner reflection for me mainly due to the areas in which I lived not having anything special for us to remember those who lost their lives to HIV/AIDS. This year however I will be going to a candlelight service at my ASO here. I am very excited to do that and am so glad to finally be somewhere that does even a little something, last year I was unable to go since my daughter was sick with stomach flu. Also the 1st of Dec. reminds me of the fact that 5 years ago one of my biggest wishes was about to be realized, and that was having my daughter. She was born on Dec. 12th and is one of the best things ever to have happened to me. So while I am at the candlelight service I will be thinking of those who have passed before us, those of us who are still fighting, and those who stand by us through it all.