Oh well, good bye

Hi

This will be my last post for the foreseeable future. I was hoping that this site would become a useful resource and meeting place for partners of people with HIV. However judging by visitor stats, there have been very few visitors. I don't know whether this is because of my lack of web knowledge and an inability to boost this site in search engine rankings or because people aren't interest in what I'm putting up here but it seems a little pointless to keep posting if no one is reading.

Anyway, if you're reading this and you're in a similar situation to J and me please use the links to get more information on the subject. Don't forget, life goes on, keep taking the meds and enjoy a long, happy and healthy life.

All the best

Peter

Long-term effects of drugs worry HIV patients

Living with HIV is not Nikk Bowden's major concern. Like other people infected with the virus that causes AIDS what worries him most are the long-term toxic effects of the medications he takes.

According to this article on the Reuters website, fear of the side-effects of medication and of the unknown is a major worry for the vast majority of people with HIV.

Crusaid's Walk for Life

It's been pretty quiet on the HIV news front over the last couple of weeks, after the 25th anniversary news coverage at the beginning of the month things have tailed off again.

This means that it is a good time to draw your attentuon to Crusaid's Walk for Life. Crusaid works in the UK and internationally to improve the lives of people affected by HIV and AIDS and to prevent the spread of the virus. They do this by

> Helping people struggling with poverty in the UK through the Crusaid Hardship Fund
> Funding information, education and services that help people with HIV and promote prevention through our UK projects
> Making grants to organisations providing life-saving treatment, education and support through our International projects
> And funding the search for better treatments and an AIDS vaccine through Research

Their Walk for Life is a 10km sponsored walk to raise money for people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS. The walk takes in some of London's favourite landmarks including Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the London Eye.

If you're free on July 31st this would be a pleasant way to raise some much needed funds.