2008 marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day.  Participate in a Blogging Call to Action on December 1st.  AIDS.gov and the National Institute on Drug Abuse are partnering with Blog Catalog to host "Bloggers Unite for AIDS."  This event is an opporutnity to write about HIV/AIDS to promote public awareness and education and reduce stigma.  For more information visit http://www.aids.gov/world_aids_day.html

Leadership is the UN theme for 2008 … urging governments to keep commitments they have made to fight this disease. It is critical that research and education continue. 

Over one million Americans are living with HIV/AIDS today.

Worldwide, the figure is over 33 million.

Perhaps, HIV/AIDS has touched your life personally or perhaps not.  Either way, helping to ensure that Americans understand that the disease still exists with new cases continuing to occur is a worthy cause.  Blogging does spread the word!

For me, it did touch my life, losing people dear to me … men and women alike.  I watched suffering and death in my personal life and in my work life … funerals and memorial services … far too many.  However, this is not about me; this is about them, and I remember them by continuing their fight. Silence=Death and what occurred in the '80s to the mid '90s must never be allowed to happen again! 

Please click on the link above if you would like to see what you can do to help.