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Babes Talking
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Volume 12 Issue 4 - Page 1 April 2004

In This Issue:

I am Not Ashamed by Shelly
New Beginnings by Kathy
Choosing Your First Regimen by Anne Monroe
Dear Babes by Michele
Announcements



I Am Not Ashamed
by Shelley

It's January and already we are a week into 2004. I begin to think, "Wow" I have been attending my church for over five years now and only one family in the congregation knows that I am HIV+.

It has been hard hiding this illness (HIV) from those I care about. My behavior must seem strange to some of the church patrons, because there are times when I am detached and uninvolved. I worship with a group of people who seem to bubble over with joy of knowing their savior and having nothing to be ashamed about. Then there is me, the believer with AIDS.

I spoke to my pastor over 2 years ago and told him I now had an AIDS diagnosis. He advised me to keep it to myself. As time passed I began to question if that was the best advice for me. I was going to the bathroom stall to take my HIV medications and thought to myself, "Why should I be ashamed", so I again spoke to my Pastor about sharing my secret and he said that he would suport me when I choose to do so.

The snow came. It was everywhere and so beautiful. My church called me on Saturday to say that our evening service was cancelled and our morning service begin at 2:00 PM instead of 10:00 AM.

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BABES Talking is a monthly publication of BABES Network. The goals of our publication are to share information, publicize events and create a forum for the voices of women with HIV/AIDS to be heard. We encourage you to make BABES Talking your newsletter by writing a story, submitting artwork or becoming part of our editorial board.

No Estoy Avergonzado
Por Shelley

Es enero y somos ya una semana en 2004. ¿Comienzo a pensar?Wow? Ahora he estado atendiendo a mi iglesia por más de cinco anos y solamente una familia en la congregacion sabe que soy HIV+.

Ha sido duro ocultando esta enfermedad (VIH) de esas cuidado de I alreadedor. Mi comportamiento debe parecerse extrano a algunos de los patrón de la iglesia, porque hay épocas cuando me separan y uninvolved. Me adoro con un grupo de la gente que se parence burbujear encima con la alegria de conocer a su salvador y del no tener nada estar avergonzada alrededor. Entonces hay yo, el believer con el SIDA. Hablé a mi pastor sobre hace 2 anos y dicho le me ahora tenia una diagnosis del SIDA.

Él me aconsejó guardaria a me. Mientras que el tiempo pasó comence a preguntar si ése era el mejor consejo para mi. Iba a la parada del cuarto de baño a lievar mis medicaciones del VIH y pensado me? Why si I estuviera avergonzado? Asi que hablara otra vez a mi Pastor sobre compartir mi secreto y él eijera que él me apoyaria cuando elijo hacer tan.

La nieve vino. Era por todas partes y tan hermosa. Mi iglesia me llamó el sábado para decir que nuestro servicio de la tarde fue cancelado y nuestro servicio de la manana comenzaria en 2:00 PM en vez de 10:oo mañana debido a la vieve.

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BABES Talking es una publicacion mensual de la Cadena BABES. Las metas de nuestra publicacion son coparti informacion, dar publiciddad a eventos y crear un foro donde pueden ser escuchadas las voces de los mugeres con VIH/SIDA. Las alentamos a todas a hacer de esta tu revista ya sea escribiendo tu historia, contribuyendo tu obra de arte o tomando parte en nuestra Mesa Editorial.

Funding for BABES Talking is provided by Ryan White CARE Act Title I and Ryan White CARE Act Title IV as well as private donations from individuals.



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