My name is Justina I am a black woman living with HIV in Hollywood and I am a member of Women Alive. At one time, Women Alive was in consortia with another women's organization called Prototypes. They got together to form WomensLink for Services. I started going to WomensLink for meetings and so on I learned about Women Alive.
Well and Good" is a series of articles that will provide information about a variety of approaches that many people with HIV/AIDS use to stay healthier longer. In a regular column, Women Alive will explore the realm of complimentary therapies for HIV infection.
I begin this writing with the greatest of love and respect to all of the Elders, Herbal People, and Herbal Healers. I will attempt to do a basic introduction and brief explanation of the primary intention and usage of only three of the sacred herbs in Indian Society and Ceremonies.
Judith Currier, M.S.c, M.D. Debra Johnson, N.P., P.A. Reported by Marilyn Howell; Women Alive; Spring, 1998
Having HIV increases the risk of developing other infections which are called opportunistic infections. (Opportunistic, simply means that because of HIV infection, other infections can now invade the body more easily.)
Women Alive is proud to announce that we are now officially an organization run by and for women living with HIV/AIDS. Women Alive Coalition, Incorporated was cultivated from Being Alive; People with HIV/AIDS Action Coalition. Women Alive is today a community based membership coalition, of women facing AIDS.
The scene opens with an African American woman in a physician's office, on an examination table, with her legs up in stirrups. The conservation goes as follows, after the doctor walks in, "You know you won't have to have these colposcopy's if you had a hysterectomy."
This information is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between you and your doctor.