Thursday, November 12, 2009
Lets be real
It seems as though the weeks are flying by and before we all know it this semester will be over. I know I'm ready for Thanksgiving. I can already taste the turkey and all the food that goes with it. Last week was interesting with the M&M simulation. First off I hate swallowing pills. I have always had a hard time swallowing them. I wasn't really bothered by scheduling taking them during the day or making sure I eat 3 meals a day that was the easy part. To imagine my life everyday like that having to swallow pills and even remember to take them on time is such a hassle. Let's just say I am more aware now about what people with HIV/AIDS go through on a daily basis, minus the real effects of the side effects that are associated with each pill. I do feel bad for them and that is something I would not wish on my worst enemy. On the other hand, I was thinking more about our QOTW and man can I tell you that that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Tracking people with HIV so that they don't spread it to other people...really is that what society has come to? In other places putting people with HIV in camps and isolating them from the rest of the population definitely sounds like a modern day holocaust to me. We need to learn from history that this never solves any problems it only creates more. Not only is it a violation of human rights it seems extremely unethical. I personally don't think the United States would implement something like this as President Obama just signed a law to undo the previous HIV travel ban. The future should be bright, looking forward to finding a cure not the negative.
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I defintely thought that the module showed how duanting taking anti-viral medication can be. Yes, if there was a way we could simulate the side effects without ruining persons week. I dont think it would fly but it is a thought. It would just give this module so much more of an impact. As it was though I did get a much better idea about HIV managment. I did think about how much I would be forced to change my life if I ever became HIV positive.
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Yes, swallowing the pills not only as a hassle but a constant reminder that you are living with a virus that will kill you before you time most likely. I also thought of the same thing and the concentration camps of the Holocaust popped right into my mind...took me back to Schindler's List. It was interesting to go to the men's panel recently and how they thought there would never be a cure....but if it did "end" it would be something harmless to humans, much like a common cold.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that I also hated taking these pills for the m&m simulation. I hated to remember taking these medications everyday and at one point I felt not doing it but I remembered that people who actually have HIV/AIDS does not have this choice. I found that all this workload was heavy and very bothered by it because I felt that it was obsessive. I found that doing all that work was necessary to learn all the information that this topic has to offer.
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