Tag Archives: hiv/aids

Farewell to Frank Hatch

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Suzanne Loebl

On Sunday, January 10th, my computer screen flashed. Caring Bridges, a site that provides health news to family and friends, let me know that Frank had died. I had spoken to Frank a few weeks earlier on his birthday. He had … Continue reading →

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Ebola, Dr. Craig Spencer and American Hysteria

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Suzanne Loebl

Dr. Craig Spencer, who bravely put himself in harm’s way to fight a deadly epidemic, represents the best of American medicine. So why is the American public vilifying him? Continue reading →

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Letter to My Son

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Suzanne Loebl

David, it is your birthday. If you had not died of HIV/AIDS I would have prepared to visit you in San Francisco or elsewhere, organized a party, and baked you a Linzer Torte or a Sacher Torte chocolate cake. You were … Continue reading →

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