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Thanks, Jon
August 8, 2008 11:38 AM by Suzanne Steppie
We have volunteers in our clinic who spend several hours each week helping around the office - running errands, filing, running for charts and reports that staff needs. We treasure each and every one of these individuals. There is one standout however, Read More...
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Happy to be a Fulfilled Provider
July 22, 2008 1:33 PM by Suzanne Steppie
For many of our patients, their HIV status is the least of their problems. The population of people we deal with not only suffers from the disease, but from their addictions, homelessness, abusive relationships and indifference. I've come to learn that Read More...
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The Positives of Negatives
July 2, 2008 10:21 AM by Suzanne Steppie
June 27th was National HIV Testing Day and the first day our clinic offered free HIV screening. We weren't really sure how the response would be, but it turned out to be fantastic. We saw 25 people between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. We had a real broad range of Read More...
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Don't Fear the Mattress
June 23, 2008 11:48 AM by Suzanne Steppie
The following is a true story. We had a patient who needed a new mattress. My facility works with a medical equipment company that provides this service. After I had sent all the necessary paperwork, I received a rather startling phone call. The woman Read More...
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Let’s Talk About AIDS
May 19, 2008 10:18 AM by Suzanne Steppie
I was on the ADVANCE site recently to read my fellow bloggers' thoughts. I'm enjoying them, and I started thinking: "I wonder what people think of a blog dedicated exclusively to HIV/AIDS awareness and education when there are so many diseases that affect Read More...
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Why I’m a Nurse
April 22, 2008 1:14 PM by Suzanne Steppie
I was having a bad couple days at work recently, and it left me wondering why I went into nursing in the first place. I think all nurses think that from time to time I was doing what I always do in my clinic: talking to my HIV patients, drawing their Read More...
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A New AIDS Campaign
April 11, 2008 4:20 PM by Suzanne Steppie
I've been thinking about all the press AIDS received back in its early days. There was a lot of media attention back then and a lot of awareness. Now, 27 years later, we see news reports and celebrities traveling to Africa to shed light on an epidemic Read More...
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The Meaning of a Ribbon
April 7, 2008 10:17 AM by Suzanne Steppie
This blog is not about me. It's about my passion for AIDS awareness. That's why the AIDS ribbon appears as my avatar, not my headshot. I'd like to chat a bit about the symbolic meaning of ribbons today. In the past few years there has been an explosion Read More...
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Dispelling Myths
March 25, 2008 11:07 AM by Suzanne Steppie
I'm continually amazed that, 27 years into the AIDS pandemic, there are people who still think you can contract the disease through casual contact. I am not exaggerating the following stories: 1) I speak every couple of months at a nursing school. I talk Read More...
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