World AIDS Day 2010

i have not necessarily made it a point to focus on this day in years past, not for a lack of concern for the issue. in 2009 i visited Kenya, a country torn apart by the presence of HIV/AIDS. we spent 14 days with children and families who have been affected by the disease. but then i came home. this year its personal. i know someone with HIV. now it's not a hypothetical thing that i know i should care about because it affects so many people i don't know. now it has a face, and a name, and a heart. HIV/AIDS is an epidemic. one cannot claim to love the people of the world without recognizing the significance of this issue. please don't sit still. please don't avert your eyes. lets love and support those affected, and work for a cure.