Blog 10

Well my simulation is going to end tonight. It was very hard keeping up with all of the pills I had to take. I had chosen example A simply because I figured all of the regimens would be hard to deal with, so I just went with the first choice. I wrote my journal entries in my composition book that I actually used for school. I would make one to two entries per day. Tomorrow I will work on typing up my entries and review the rest of the slides for the module. I hope that this preparation pays off like it did for the last quiz. I studied the slides days before I took the quiz and it really made a difference because I didn’t have to keep going back and forth to read the slides during the timed quiz. I only missed one of my does during my entire week on the “medication” and I thought that was a good thing, but when you think of it what could happen if you forgot in real life? I intend to write about any research I find out about the medicine that I forgot to take. I hope that all of you are keeping up with your studies during these intense last few weeks of school.
The question of the week this week was very interesting and was asking who we would tell if we found out that we were HIV positive. I always thought about this question before being asked it in this class and I knew the only person I would tell would be my mother. I would probably tell her with tears in my eyes and I’m sure it wouldn’t be easy, but I would let her know. She and I are very close and I would want her to know, even though she would be hurt, I know that she would be there for me and support me no matter what. I would consider telling my very best friend, but it wouldn’t be until I had come to accept myself and be comfortable with my diagnosis. I would tell my mother right away, but anyone else would have to wait a while before they found out.

Did You Know?

According to a report written in Psychology & Sociology, there are surprisingly few studies that examine differences in HIV knowledge between black and white college students. I am currently researching organizations and teams that are trying to reach out to the black college community. I feel as though with the numbers of young, black adults infected with HIV so high, more should and could be done to at least spread awareness. This report also made a good point in saying that Facebook is a good way to spread the word, since it is such a popular way of communication now.


http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/08/27/study.reveals.gap.hiv.testing.knowledge.among.college.students