@darlingtondoll, my, but you have had a fascinating life! Thank you for sharing!

My husband started the very first Aids Support Group here in our little city. This was back when the majoriry of the country thought that you could get Aids by eating or drinking after an infected person.

He would give educational.presentations all over North Alabama as part of his job in Communicable Diseases. He would have a coffee mug with him onstage, and very casually mention that the cup had previously been used by an Aids patient. While that thought was sinking in, he would slowly take a sip of hot coffee.

You can imagine how well that went over. Faces aghast. I was, and am so very proud of him for the work that he did. He was the voice of calmness in the middle of a hurricane. He was compassion where there was hatred. We lost a lot of people back then. One patient became our very dear friend. We had him in our home frequently. When he died we were heartbroken.

Bless you for all you have done for others. Enjoy your rest. And all your wonderful memories. Glad you are here with us.
Love and light,
Mamacita Jane