When trolls attack: an open letter to “Dora”

 Posted by on March 21, 2012 at 7:14 am
Mar 212012
 
When trolls attack: an open letter to "Dora"

Dear Dora,

You and your ARV-loving friends at the HIVforum (Italian language forum for HIV-positives) might want to have your medications checked. Your latest public attack on a respected and admired researcher is nothing, if not irrational.

When did you decide that you can speak for all of us who have AIDS, or who test positive for HIV?

Your recent rant against University of Firenze (Italy) professor Marco Ruggiero, as reported at The Truth Barrier, is amazingly ill-conceived, malicious and detrimental to the well-being of all of us who are living with illness and HIV, and I am compelled to call you out.

You have accused Ruggiero of advertising for patients to experiment with his probiotic yogurt, and you have claimed that he is putting people with HIV disease at risk by suggesting they not take their AIDS drugs. You offer no evidence that either of these allegations are true, while I can, and will, provide evidence that in fact, the opposite is the case.

Disqus… NOT

 Posted by on March 7, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Mar 072012
 
Disqus... NOT

FINAL UPDATE 12/19/2013:  I’ve opted to stop using Disqus and have started using a commenting plugin that allows users to login in with their Facebook or Twitter account. UPDATED AGAIN  3/11/2012 @12:25 PM CST: Looks like things are working again (fingers crossed). UPDATED 3/7/2012 @4:48 PM CST: Disqus support services cannot troubleshoot the problem as […more]

Who needs t-cells, anyway?

 Posted by on December 30, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Dec 302011
 
Who needs t-cells, anyway?

There seems to be a natural tendency among some skeptics and questioners that when part of a theory or concept is proven to be flawed, any and all other aspects about it should be dismissed as well.

This certainly seems to be the case for some AIDS dissidents when it comes to discussions about the significance of certain laboratory markers, in particularly certain immune cells involved in fighting infections, called CD4 t-cells. CD4 counts are, arguably, considered by mainstream AIDS experts as the single most important measure of disease progression and risk for patients acquiring opportunistic infections.

Talking to my (inner) self – Part 2

 Posted by on December 23, 2011 at 10:34 am
Dec 232011
 
Talking to my (inner) self – Part 2

I briefly mentioned in my intro that I’ve at least dabbled with self-hypnosis, meditation, neuro-feedback and other modalities of healing involving the subconscious mind. I say dabble, because I don’t feel like I’ve devoted enough time and effort to any of these things to consider myself very experienced. My conscious mind is usually so hyper-active […more]

Talking to my inner self – Part 1

 Posted by on December 16, 2011 at 11:17 am
Dec 162011
 
Talking to my inner self - Part 1

As I have reported previously, high dose intravenous vitamin C seems to improve my energy, my mood and my sense of well-being, if not the laboratory markers often associated with HIV and AIDS. Because the infusions are so expensive, I was intrigued by the possibility of preparing my own IV sodium ascorbate ala Dr. Robert […more]

The Highland House

 Posted by on November 21, 2011 at 4:39 am
Nov 212011
 
The Highland House

In between blood clots and other speed bumps, I have spent much of my summer overseeing  the renovation of an investment property in our neighborhood that we call the Highland House. The project is an attempt to grow Michael’s retirement fund and improve our neighborhood at the same time.  The purchase and improvements are all […more]

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