tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post2296135425511335889..comments2024-03-27T18:51:44.068+02:00Comments on Thoughts from Botswana by Lauri Kubuitsile: This, that, and one other thingLaurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-30929096960681271572009-04-02T09:59:00.000+02:002009-04-02T09:59:00.000+02:00Sue- It's actually quite wonderful to think of all...Sue- It's actually quite wonderful to think of all of the people who have passed through your life and left behind little bits that have changed you, lovely really to think of it that way. Thanks. <BR/><BR/>Elizabeth- I'm so sorry about your nephew. <BR/><BR/>Selma- It does seem sometimes that certain people are forced to carry a much heavier load than others. It's hard to understand it. <BR/><BR/>There was a time in Botswana when you could feel the heavy weight of sadness from the sheer volume of people falling to this disease. It was relentless. Wherever you turned another person was dead. At least now with free ARV treatment people are managing to live with the disease. You can almost hear a collective sigh from the burden being lifted a bit.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-89550241891850673092009-04-02T09:38:00.000+02:002009-04-02T09:38:00.000+02:00Perhaps one of the saddest things about this disea...Perhaps one of the saddest things about this disease is the immobilizing fear of rejection and stigma that sometimes prevents people from getting help. Indeed -we honour those who have left us behind by honouring them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-22834229253752985832009-04-02T00:59:00.000+02:002009-04-02T00:59:00.000+02:00That is so sad. Some people have such tragic lives...That is so sad. Some people have such tragic lives. It is heartbreaking to think of this. This is the fate of so many. I hope he is at peace now. I hope that we - the survivors, the onlookers - can band together to continue to fight AIDS and poverty without letting the grief overwhelm us. I am really sorry to hear this, Lauri.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-67225128529436173692009-04-01T21:12:00.000+02:002009-04-01T21:12:00.000+02:00My nephew just died suddenly of AIDS. I am glad yo...My nephew just died suddenly of AIDS. I am glad you included the picture of the young man's work. We live on in the memories of others. We live on in the work we leave behind. You honor him by remembering him.Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-46852577194184905752009-04-01T11:09:00.000+02:002009-04-01T11:09:00.000+02:00heartbreaking. What a world we live in. This ide...heartbreaking. What a world we live in. This idea of people coming in and out of our lives, touching us, disappearing and then....the world changes every little bit for us when that happens, and so often we don't even know it's happening.Sue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.com