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Da Pirate turns 42-22 years of kickin'
HIV butt!
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I
can't even begin
to explain what
a true miracle it
is that I was able
to celebrate this
birthday, not to
mention with my
new friends and
family in Madison.
I am blessed beyond
words! A huge thanks
to Teresa for putting
this all together
and to all of you
who celebrated with
me! FIGHT ON!
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"Annoy them...survive!"
--Lark Lands PhD.
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Whut yu do is amazing!!! :)
~ Coleen |
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Stay strong, stay healthy, and never ever surrender!
~ Mic |
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| Dear
Mr. Bowers,
I truly admire
your courage to tell your story. You told us
what the facts were and unlike many people in
our society today you didn't say "Don't do it"
you just told us to be smart about it. I don't
think there was even a sentence that could describe
the feeling I had during your talk. I thought
you were a very strong person. I don't think
I would have been able to get up and talk to
200 students, let alone survive for 23 years.
You have learned to cherish everything and take
nothing for granted. Everything that came out
of your mouth was inspirational and meaningful.
You truly touched me. If people had one tenth
of the strength and ambition you have I know
our world would be a better place. I wish you
would have been able to stay with us long because
it was such a moving discussion.
Stay Strong,
Carrie Beth
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Click to view more of Da Pirate's full sleeve tattoos |
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Congratulations to
Rachel Pasko for her winning
HIV/AIDS awareness poster!
OTP and HIVictorious extend our sincere and heartfelt thanks to the
Springfield Urban League! |
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YouTube videos of Da Pirate in Da News
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HIV positive speaker
and
AIDS activist Bob
Bowers, One Tough Pirate,
also known simply as
"Da
Pirate,"
has been
living with
and surviving
HIV/AIDS for 26
years.
Bob
started as a
youth HIV/AIDS
educator
with
peer education
programs in Los
Angeles shortly
after his diagnosis.
To broaden his
personal message of
prevention through
education,
hope and
awareness of the
disease,
Bob founded the
nonprofit
HIV/AIDS educational
organization,
HIVictorious, Inc.
in 2005.
HIVictorious
addresses
youth HIV/AIDS
education and
prevention
and provides
AIDS awareness in
Madison, Wisconsin
and throughout the
United States
through Bob's public
speaking and it's
AIDS awareness
poster contest,
"What
if it Were You?"
Mr. Bowers
long-term survivor
of HIV/AIDS,
and someone who has
lost dozen of
friends to AIDS,
Bob is
wholeheartedly
committed to
educating today's
youth and young
adults,
about the realities
of
HIV/AIDS
as well as
living with AIDS
long-term.
Mr. Bowers
is a champion for
hope and survival
despite some of the
difficult
circumstances that
we ALL face in life. |
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"Compassion is our cure."
~Bob Bowers |
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