You care for someone with HIV/AIDS.
We already know that studies reveal if people who are coming to terms with having HIV/AIDS are able to talk with family, friends, and loved ones, the time it takes for them to adjust is shortened.You want to support someone living with HIV/AIDS.
Family, friends, loved ones, and caregivers play key roles in how soon people process how having HIV/AIDS changes their lives. Yet often we do not know how to help.You don't know how to respond when someone you know says I have HIV.
One of the greatest fears people have when considering whether to talk about having HIV or AIDS with family, friends, and loved ones is rejection.Family, friends, loved ones and caregivers have a direct impact on how soon people with HIV/AIDS access help. Stigma that is connected to religious belief, social attitude, and individual ignorance still makes the process of getting support and care difficult. At the Well E-News is your tool to help you address the stigma and become part of a life-giving support system for the person, or people, who need you.
HIV/AIDS professional caregivers know that quick follow-up to a positive HIV test is crucial to getting the treatment that can lead to avoiding possible health related catastrophes later. At the Well E-News will guide you through the process of effectively addressing some of the initial challenges that inhibit people from getting the life-extending help they need.
One common reaction to having HIV/AIDS is fear. People are afraid that those who are important to them will turn their backs. At the Well E-News will give you what you need to address this fear, and break the resulting isolation that often comes with having HIV/AIDS.
Starting Friday, January 30 and continuing every Friday there after, At the Well E-News will come by email to my subscribers. We will explore topics like: being in relationship (your help is only as effective as your relationship is strong), trust and why confidentiality is important, how to know when you are over your head, and what to do when you don't know what to say.
* Subscribers will learn about the difference between professional caregivers and designated caregivers.
* Subscribers will learn how to determine which kind of caregiver they are.
* Subscribers will have opportunities to ask questions and to share their wisdom with others.
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Content for At the Well E-News is based on my book:
Your Neighbor Has AIDS.
Other free downloads that I offer to family, friends, and loved ones can be found at my online HIV Resource Center:
Always Remember,
God Is With Us!
Reverend Deborah Elandus Lake
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