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| A Burden of Silence: My Mother's Battle with AIDS |
| NANCY A. DRAPER AIDS ACTIVIST AUTHOR SPEAKER TEACHER |
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| This is a cold-blooded rant against ignorance and prejudice. It is an inspiring and tender account of a daughter's devotion to her dying mother. It is a poignant story about a grandmother who was transfused with HIV in 1983 during heart bypass surgery. She kept her illness a secret because she feared rejection. She felt like a leper and suffered from loneliness, anger, and despair. Nancy gives her mother a voice in this touching and riveting story. It will evoke emotions of faith, anger, inspiration, and overwhelming love. By taking a pro-active approach, Nancy helped her mother cope with HIV by teaching her holistic and relaxation techniques that brought her some sense of solace. Nancy keeps her mother's memory alive through the NAMES Project Memorial Quilt that travels the world. A poweful message is sent to all who read the words on the panel: "It hurts to know you suffered in silence." The stigma and discrimination must end, and be replaced with love and compassion. The book criticizes the government for not responding to the AIDS epidemic sooner. Also, blood banks could have taken more responsibility in protecting the blood supply. Nancy A. Draper received a B.S. degree in Education at Keene State College. She taught elementary school for several years. She has taught piano to students of all ages. Her inspirational stories have been published in magazines in the U.S., Canada, and Italy. She has been a professional writer for the past 27 years.Nancy speaks to high schools, libraries and organizations about HIV/AIDS. |
| 2006 STATISTICS Since the AIDS pandemic began in 1981: Deaths = 25 million + Living with HIV/AIDS in 2006 = 40 million Women living with HIV/AIDS in 2006 = 17.7 million Children living with AIDS in 2006 = 2.3 million Orphaned by AIDS = 15 million Ophaned by AIDS daily = 6,000 Adults newly infected in 2006 = 3.8 million Women living with HIV in 2006 = 17.7 million Children newly infected with HIV in 2006 = half million AIDS deaths in 2006 = 3 million U.S. HIV infection in 2006= 40,000 U.S. AIDS deaths in 2006 = 17,011 Daily deaths from AIDS worldwide = 8,000 Daily HIV infections worldwide = 14,000 Every 6 seconds someone becomes infected with HIV Total number of people living with HIV/AIDS in U.S. =Over 1 million people Total deaths in U. S. from AIDS = 550,400 TOTAL = Worldwide, over 60 million have been infected with HIV/AIDS in the past two and a half decades. This vicious virus has reached every corner of the world. HOW MANY MORE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE WE ACT UP? |
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