http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/well-done Just another bbPress community en-US Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:45:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/search.php http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/well-done#post-67438 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:31:54 +0000 Libramum 67438@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I couldn't agree with you more! &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; <br /> <br /> I've had a million health problems but there but for the grace that I don't have HIV amongst those issues.<br /> <br /> A fab documentary!</blockquote> http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/well-done#post-67407 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:21:12 +0000 IdeaCollector 67407@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I just finished watching part two after looking for it for ages...and I count myself terribly lucky as I have had several blood transfusions since I was very little and growing up in the 80's.<br /> <br /> I've had a million health problems but there but for the grace that I don't have HIV amongst those issues.<br /> <br /> A fab documentary! http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/well-done#post-67406 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:17:50 +0000 Libramum 67406@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I have finished watching the 1st installment on UTube of HIV &amp; Me, and have started the second. It has been very informative and a good 'nudge in the side' . We revisited some of the STD's in the PreHealth program I took, but not as indepth as Mr. Fry did.<br /> <br /> The series has prompted me to investigate regardless, but I was surprised the issue of blood transfusions was not raised. As a child (in the mid 80's), I underwent surgery for scoliosis and apparently had received a blood transfusion. A few years later my mom called crying saying something to the effect of that I could be very sick and needed to get tested right away. To be completely honest, my mom likes to dive into the bottle quite often and gets a little carried away, so I went to my dad. He reassured me all was likely well, but when he agreed with my mom I should get tested, I admit I was a bit more then scared. <br /> <br /> I remember as a pre-teen; a virgin and, never having touched drugs, reading all the HIV/AIDS info pamphlets in a sex information/testing clinic. It scared me to death, and I was so mad that a very painful thing I had gone through to make my life better was now possibly going to cause me to become more sick and die.<br /> <br /> My dad was right and both tests for HIV and Hep C came back negative, but now over 20 yrs later (with a little prompting) I remember how lucky I am and that NO ONE is truly exempt. It is a disease that reaches beyond the gay and drug using communities.<br /> <br /> Thank you for the reminder Mr. Fry, very well done!<br /> ** Soupy Twist! ** &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; <br /> <br /> ++++ EDIT<br /> Haha, Ok...I just watched I2, P6 and saw the blood transfusion story, my bad sorry! :-// <br /> My comments still hold true though...well done! hehe &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_wink.gif&quot; title=&quot;;-)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt;