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A girl I went to HS with died of HIV when we were freshman in college. She was not a close friend(she really only went to my school for a year) but she has sat next to me in relegion and with only 100 people in my class, I did know her. It was scary because she had been kind of wild and slept with a lot of people, so a bunch of people in my class had to be tested(they were all negative). It did show me how far reaching AIDS can be, even with just one person. Leah and I were not close, but she had dated a guy one of my best friends had dated(and slept with), so my friend had to be tested. Makes you realize how scary sex can be. None of us really knew she had AIDS till she was really sick, and since I wasn't close to her, I am not sure how people reacted. Personally, I was very sad. She was a super cute girl. really up beat and peppy and it seemed such a sad way to die. Also, my mom had a C-section, which required a blood transfusion, when she had my brother in 1980 and this was before they tested blood for HIV. She had to get a complete blood work up done about 4 years ago and it all came out clean as well. But thats not something you think about either.
On a side note with this(and maybe this is to personal, so sorry if it is)--has anyone had to be tested for STD's or done it on their own? I had it done this time when I went for my regular check up and while the wait for a week was hell, it was so worth it when it was clean. I didn't think I had any worries, but you really do start to think about all the times you thought you were safe. I guess we all need to be careful out there!
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