The End to Blogging


What I have Learned….
I can not believe that this is already the end of the semester! I feel like it has been a wild ride and a huge learning process. I have learned probably more than I ever thought I would in an online class in this one. This past week I attended the men’s panel and was really impressed. The Men’s panel was more then I expected. Each man present had a phenomenal story to tell and did not hold back one bit. I was very surprised on how they just said what was on their mind. I was very intrigued by the whole experience.
I have learned so much in the past few months and hope to keep learning in all my classes the way I did in this one. I also have a new found appreciation for HIV and people infected with it. I really enjoyed the class.

Did You Know…
That Africa has a society that offers safe transfusions. Africa is one of the countries that do not test blood. The Africa Society for Blood Transfusions has a website: http://www.afsbt.org, that can be utilized for learning and even contacting. This society has so many tools that can be used to make Africa’s blood supply safe. Join this site and make a difference to help people in Africa since blood transfusions can transmit HIV.
My Progress…

I have finished almost all my work and am working on my paper for assignment 6c. I am writing my feelings towards the blogging experience and am loving it.

DID YOU KNOW….
In Africa, HIV is passed along through blood transfusions. As of December of 2009, 250 to 500 people every day in Africa would contract the disease from transfusions. The risk is very high and patients usually know the risk but choose to take the blood anyway. Worldwide HIV contraction through transfusions is 95 %! This unbelievable statistic is true! Check out the article!

http://www.mediaglobal.org/article/2010-01-04/hiv-transmission-via-transfusions-in-africa-remains-high

What I have Learned….
This week I have learned that HIV patients have to take a lot of pills. I feel that that amount of pills is stressful. As I did the assignment and finished it up to turn it in on Friday, I was just stressed. That amount of pills messes up your day. I did the first one and all my pills really only had to be taken in the morning and night but it was still hard to stomach 18 pills. I really learned a lot in the project and have so much respect for HIV patients.
My Progress…..
This week I am waiting for the quiz to open and trying to complete some extra credit assignments. I can not believe that we are almost through with the semester which means my wedding is coming up! So I look forward to learning more and for the semester to be finished.

My progress….
I have finished my journal for the M&M simulation and learned a lot. I am currently working on the summary and am looking forward to turning it in. I am also looking forward to attending the men’s panel next Wednesday night since I missed the women’s panel. I look forward to hearing what they all have to share with the group. I am sad to say that the semester is coming to an end so I am trying to wrap all my work up.

What I have learned…
This past week I have learned so much. Sunday night as I was trying to put things in the garbage in our kitchen closet, I stepped on a huge shard of glass and sliced my foot open. The kitchen looked like a murder scene, blood everywhere. This being my house, I didn’t have to worry about getting a disease but it had me thinking if I had been in a strange place and this happened. I could get HIV from just cutting myself on a dirty piece of glass or just about anything. The true reality is you can get HIV, not from just doing drugs, having sex, or even blood transfusions. This class really makes me think how much I did not know when I started this class about HIV. I really appreciate all that I have learned.

DID YOU KNOW…That health care workers can get HIV from their jobs!
There have been many cases in the US that HIV transmission has occurred on the job in hospitals. In the health care setting, workers have been infected with HIV after being stuck with needles containing HIV-infected blood or, less frequently, after infected blood gets into a worker’s open cut or the eyes or inside of the nose. The number of cases is 57 documented cases and 140 possible one.

Did you know….
Hemophiliacs that died in the 80’s from infected blood could have been saved. It was said today that if public health officials would have not been preoccupied with saving money, there could have been more lives saved. More than 2000 hemophiliacs are dead from tainted blood.
What have I learned…
This week has given me a lot to think about? The M&M is so difficult. The medicines that are supposed to help a person deal with the disease gives you more of a headache. There is so many different schedules to try to fit into your day with work, school, and family. I find it hard to swallow big pills and to try to get the peanut M&M down with a glass of water. This really shows me that what HIV patients have to go through is harder than I ever thought and want.
My progress….
I am on day three of the M&M simulation and look forward to the end. I am journaling every day and its hard work. I look forward to finishing up the rest of the semester.

My Progress….
I am looking forward to the M & M simulation and all the things that come with it. I am also looking forward to the men’s panel since I could not make the women’s one. I am working on finishing up my module due this week and look forward to more learning.

What have I learned…

I learned a lot about the whole testing process and hope to keep learning more and more interesting facts. I thought I new a lot about HIV and AIDS but every week I just suck up more and more information. This week to me is dedicated in raising money for the HUG Me foundation. I have created a flyer and posted it to my refrigerator and have had my dad take it with him to work. I think that this is a great foundation and I would love to raise as much money as possible for it.

Did You Know…That people with hemophilia once were number one in contraction of HIV?
Blood transfusions were the number one killer of hemophiliacs before 1985 and the coming years after, even though testing was made possible.

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins died September 12, 1992

Anthony Perkins and his wife Berry Benson kept it a secret of his dying of AIDS for two years because he feared he would get discriminated as an actor. He was a bi sexual man and to his wife’s knowledge did not know where he had contracted the disease. The actor is well known for his role in Psycho. The sad part about this disease is that the reason people knew about his illness was that it was leaked to the tabloids. This was before privacy laws and although it was kept quiet until after his death it was still hard for his family to deal with everyone knowing. It is sad but that’s the life of an actor-their life is on the spotlight.
http://www.aegis.com/news/sc/1992/SC920906.html

EAZY E

Eric “Eazy E” Wright died on March 26, 1995 at 6:35pm



Eazy E was one of the founders of the infamous rap group NWA. Their fame and status are still talked about today. The rapper died of an AIDS related pneumonia. He never said the actual way he contracted the disease but had seven children from six different women. He had unprotected sex a lot because of his fame. He was the first pop artist to die from AIDS that was not openly gay. He was diagnosed with AIDS on March 1st and died on the 26th. His fight did not last long.
http://www.eazy-e.com/eazy_e_death_details.php

DID YOU KNOW… How many people have gotten HIV from blood transfusions since 1985?

The truth is since HIV testing began in March 1985 on blood donations there has still been issues of contracting HIV from transfusions, blood components, or tissue. There have been 4,959 cases reported to the CDC since and most of them are children under the age of 13. There is also a chance of 1 in 38,000 to 1 in 300,00 chance of contracting HIV from blood transfusions, components, or tissue.
http://www.thebody.com/content/whatis/art17239.html


What I have Learned…..
I have learned a great deal in this class about HIV and AIDS. It is amazing to me how much I did not know and still am learning. This class has a lot of work but it is beneficial information. I have learned so much on the different illnesses that can be life threatening for HIV and AIDS patients. The signs and symptoms were an great learning experience.


My Progress……..
I am progressing rather well in this class. I unavoidable messed up on the last module though. I think that with all my classes I get rather confused easily and did not follow the proper instructions and my grade reflected that. I hope to do better on my next assignments and look forward to finishing up my movie reviews due Friday. I have 2 and a half done and will finish the rest tomorrow.

What I have learned….
I have learned a lot in the past few days. I watched two of the videos for the movie reviews and was floored to find out the statistics from back in the 80’s. It shows the magnitude of the disease and how clueless everyone was. I learned a lot about different diseases as well.

DID YOU KNOW?
HIV can be transmitted through blood transfusions- In hemophiliacs in the 80’s HIV was the leading cause of death. Most hemophiliacs were given infected blood transfusions and got the disease. In 1985, HIV antibody testing was created and the problem was solved for future cases but as for the thousands who already contracted HIV there was no turning back.

My progress….
I am done watching two of my four videos and am working on my signs and symptoms module for Friday. I have also been looking at next weeks assignment and getting ready to start it.