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A Journey of Hope -- Inspiring Stories of Courage and Unconditional Love
Sheridan & Shane | Stacey | Jonathan | John | Lesley | Joshua The images and text on this page are reprinted with permission. They are from a collection of photographs by Katja Heinemann of HIV-affected and infected children who attended Camp Heartland, with reflections from the camp's director, Neil Willenson. The book is called "A Journey of Hope -- Inspiring Stories of Courage and Unconditional Love." Their stories will shock and move you. Fortunately, because of near universal testing of pregnant women in the U.S., fewer children are born with HIV than ever before. However, with the growing pandemic among women, particularly women of color, many children now have parents struggling with HIV. We also cannot forget that, globally, the pandemic has orphaned 15 million children and less than 2 percent of HIV-positive children in need of treatment are receiving it.  My mom and my dad, they did cocaine and heroin and stuff and it passed on through the blood stream and into my body and I got it when I was born. And then a little while after, my mom and my dad died from it. Well, my mom did, but not my dad. My dad died from drugs. When I was born, the doctors said I was gonna live till, like, two. Well, they were wrong. I am now 14. I lived till, like, this age, so I'm really happy that I lived and I didn't die. If people wanna disrespect me, that's their fault. Because they didn't really get to know me, they just know my disease. | ||
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