Good Feeling

I just had to share with you all something that gave me a good feeling today. Today was the day that I chose to get my tetra-annual HIV test (I go every 3 months). I went to AIDAtlanta to get my free (donations are accepted), anonymous, and quick (10-20 minutes) HIV antibody test. First, my results were negative just as I wanted them to be. But something else made me feel good. The place was packed. There were about 13 people in the small office. But the thing that really made me smile was that of the 13 people in the office, 6 were black. There were 3 black males including myself, 2 black females, and 1 male-to-female transexual. The fact that we were there helps to dispel the myth that black people don't care about our health.

I also learned 2 things today. The first is that HIV test don't test for the virus, but actually test for the antibody that is formed to fight HIV once it enters the body. The second thing that I learned had to do with cell phones. I kept wondering why they don't want people to use cell phones in health offices. It's so that people remain anonymous. They don't want people to A: blab in the office that they saw so-and-so there. And B: they don't want people using camera phones taking pictures.

You learn something every day.