Today is World AIDS Day (#WAD08)

Today, bloggers take time out to research and write about a global pandemic: AIDS.

In the world, there are over 33 million people living with HIV. In the United States, there are over 1 million people with it. There is no cure. There is no vaccine to prevent AIDS. The only thing you can do is be aware of how it is transmitted and protect yourself.

Do you want to contribute to finding a cure? AIDS.gov has some great programs listed. Also, before making normal purchases, including your daily Starbucks, check out Product Red to see if any of your purchased can be made through their partners that offer contributions toward finding a cure.

Use your social networks to help you stay informed on progresses made, and what you can do to help;
MySpace, Twitter, and Facebook all have campaigns.

And most importantly, GET TESTED!!!!!!! Click here to find a testing location nearest you.

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HELP PLEASE!!!!!

Last night on the evening news, there was a story of a young man, Michael Treinen, in Noblesville, IN who has Acute Myeloid Leukemia AML. He has maxed out his $1 million insurance benefit limit, and his Leukemia is back and he has to have a bone marrow transplant. In order for this to happen, his family has to come up with $500,000. According to the news story, they have raised approximately $420,000. Please go to this website and make a donation to help his family reach that goal!!!

Thank you!

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