Hiv Brothers On The Down Low

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Brother-to-Brother Receives Funds to Raise Awareness About HIV Vaccine Research in Hard-to-Reach Populations

Seattle -- Out of 128 national and local community-based organizations, and through a highly competitive selection process, Brother-to-Brother was chosen as one of only 20 groups nationwide to receive funding to educate hard-to-reach populations... Read more »

Seattle's "Down Low Barbershop Project" Teaches Patrons About HIV/AIDS

The Seattle Times on Sunday profiled the Down Low Barbershop Project, an effort by the Seattle-based groups Brother to Brother and Shear Support to educate the African-American community about HIV/AIDS. The project trains hair stylists as... Read more »

My Kind of Life: Daddy Dearest on the Down Low

I am going to support a man living on the down low. As hard as it was for me to try to understand as I matured, and as hard as it is for me still to play along with it to this day. As hard as I struggled in therapy over it. I have come to respect... Read more »

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Should I push my brother to take HIV meds?

Hi Dr. Dezube I received your e-mail regarding my brother and HIV meds. I discussed this with his Dr. and he doesn't want to HIV meds because my brother has continueous vomitting for 7-10 days following chemo. I took him to the hospital today...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Dear Concerned Sister: Thank you for being so supportive of your brother. Athough it is almost always preferable for HIV-lymphoma patients to take HIV meds, if your brother is having such a tough time with vomiting, then he simply won't be... Read more »

My brother is wasting away; Hospice has been brought in; Please help

My brother has been HIV positive for about 7 yrs. He has lymphoma, CMV, and his organs are failing. He was recently hospitalized for pneumia (not PCP). He is also anemic, so they put him on erythropoietin. He then developed systemic swelling from...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Dear concerned brother:The most important question I have is what does your brother want. It's hard for me to assess whether or not anything more can be done for him in terms of active treatment (Is his lymphoma new? has it recurred after... Read more »

My brother's lymphoma; will the HIV medications help it go away?

My brother was diagnosed in sept. 2000 with HIV. He had an enlarged liver and also hepatitis C. The doctor discovered a mass on his liver. Biopsy showed lymphoma. So in Dec 2000 He started chemotherapy called CHOP and had 8 sessions. He than had a...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Dear Concerned Sister: I'm sorry to hear about your brother's tough time, both in terms of nausea and in terms of the persistent tumor.1) The nausea should pass. Many patients have a two to three week break-in period with new HIV meds.... Read more »

recent HIV+ brother

My brother just tested positive - the doctor estimated he has had the virus for four years. I don't understand the process that his body has gone throughin the last four years and what to expect in the future. In other words,please explain...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Keep in mind that your brother's doctor's estimate is just that, an estimate. Because people progress at such different rates, and start with very different CD4 cell counts, it's really not possible to accurately estimate the amount... Read more »

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my brother has hiv

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

ok heres the thing my brother found out he has hiv about a yr ago he says he knows where he got it but i dont think he does the thing is other than sleeping around way too much and being bisexual or gay because he has 4 daughters but has nothing... Read more »

my brother is HIV positive...i have some questions

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

last year (april), my brother was diagnosed with HIV...it litterally tore our family apart. i will never forget the day i found out, it was one of the worst days of my life. when i found out, i went hysterical...the first thing i thought was "he... Read more »

My Brother Tested HIV Positive

Posted by PJ211, 3 Replies

I really don't know what to say or how to talk to him about it. How do I start without falling apart in the process? The irony is that we're twins and it tears me apart. I always knew he needed to be safe, but I know he's lived a dangerous... Read more »

My brother has HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I just attended a funeral last Saturday in state New Jersey after 5 to 7yrs years not seeing my brother........He appeared front of me shell of person.........He stated he had HIV diagnosed 2005......He moved from Georgia to North Carolina small... Read more »

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