I can’t stop
myself from hoping that someday we will see a miracle cure and HIV will be
history. I know this isn’t realistic. But whenever I see a mention of a miracle
cure, I can’t stop myself from checking it out. Always disappointing. Should we
give up hope?
In my experience, we hear
those words a lot when we are talking about HIV. Let’s start with hope. Hope
for what? Well, for a lot of things. Hope for a good day. Hope for
understanding. Hope for effective health care.
And for many
other people living with HIV — hope for new directions in treatment. Hope can
motivate you to stay super informed about HIV, to research the latest and
greatest treatments. Hope is empowering.
Hope can also
cause you to take a moment to take a quick look, or a long look, when you run
across words like “revolutionary,” “breakthrough,” and, most seductive of all,
“miracle.”
Should we hold
out hope for a miracle cure when it comes HIV?
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