Tag: HIV

#FirstWorldProblems

“I bought a bag of chips but it was mostly air.” “My housekeeper gave me a birthday card but she takes out the trash so I have nowhere to put it.” “Just found myself complaining about wifi speed on an airplane.” “The restaurant didn’t have Coke so I had to order Pepsi.” “When my dishwasher…
Mama Bear

The end of the semester at my ESL school is like Christmas. I am showered in dollar store jewelry, a plant that I’ve already killed and it’s only been three weeks, beautiful scarves, keychains, postcards, and… The student who gave this to me was one of my first “friends” at my work- a sweet lady…
Dear Daughter

To my sweet daughter, At this moment, you are 8722 miles away from Dallas sleeping in an orphanage in Thailand. You are older, old enough to know what has happened to you, to remember your birth family, and ache with longing for them. And you are HIV+. We don’t know why or how you came to the orphanage, but I…
Positively Adopted

For those of you who don’t know, my sister is working at an orphanage in Thailand this summer. The orphanage takes in children who have tested HIV+. When I first heard she was going, my heart contracted with fear for her. Aren’t those kids ticking time bombs? Kids bleed all the time. Leah’s going to…

#FirstWorldProblems