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I remember in the early 90′s hearing that everyone had been affected by the HIV/AIDS virus and I thought, no not me.  A weeks later I discovered that a family member had been infected.

It is estimated that 33.4 million are living with HIV in the world including 2.1 millon children.   Around half of all people who become infected with HIV do so before they are 25.   Those numbers scare me when you consider that this is something that can be prevented.

I know in the late 80′s when this disease first became known they tried to educate us in school about it and we assumed it was just a gay disease and we didn’t need to pay attention.  After all at 17 you don’t think you can get anything.  Fastforward to 2009 and it would appear that things have not changed all that much. 

So on this day if you have never been tested because you think it can’t happen to you know that it can and go get tested.  If you want to do something but don’t know what to do you can go to Starbucks and buy (RED) to help out.  Alicia Keys is giving a free concert on You Tube tonight at 8pm.  If you want to read stories from other bloggers check out Bloggers Unite!  To simply learn more or educate yourself you can visit npr, Avert or The Body.

Whatever you do please do something.  If you are not infected or affected than help someone who is.   Help make it possible that someday we might not need to have a day set aside to bring attention to HIV/AIDS.