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Worried Mom

March 24th, 2008 khoward

Dear Ken,My son is 26 years old, and I’m his mother. I live in a suburb of a major American city. My son just told me he is HIV-positive. How do I respond to this? I love my son, and I want him to be happy and healthy, but I’m just now sure “how” to react. Any advice?Signed, Worried Mom

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It’s All in the Family: How Friends and Family Can Help Someone Living with HIV

March 18th, 2003 khoward

Most of these columns have focused on advice or suggestions for how someone living with HIV/AIDS can improve their own mental health for a variety of topics. Recently, I had a request for a column on how family and friends can help. Too often, friends and family want to help out or react to a person’s HIV disclosure the “right” way, but they’re not sure how. Read the rest of this entry »

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