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we lost my uncle kirk to it, but i never knew him. one of the first reported cases of the eighties, he died just before i was born. my grandmother still refuses to use the word... aids.
i mourn more for my loved ones who have lost their mom, lover, friend, etc. to aids. i mourn for the impact it specifically has on my "community," the impact it has in other countries where it's killing hundreds upon thousands of people faster than i can even imagine.