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What was the
reason.....
My eyes are
dry now from
crying and the
sky is still
gray They count
the lives by
fives, who knew
we could
count so high.
I question and
asked myself
can any
cause be worth
so much as the
bodies piled
high, And
so far I only
come up with
NO, in five
different languages.
What reason
was there behind
their lies and
covert
conspiracies,
Was it religious
or political.
I certainly
without doubt
hope that it
was politics.
For if it was
religious then
no matter what
God they
worship, surely
they can see
that they will
be sentenced
in this life
and the next!!!
Rebecca Henry
September 26,2001
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ANGELS
Angels are the guardians of hope and wonder, the keepers of magic and dreams. Wherever there is love, an angel is flying by. Your guardian angel knows you inside and out, and loves you just the way you are. Angels keep it simple and always travel light. Remember to leave space in your relationships so the angels have room to play. Your guardian angel helps you find a place when you feel there is no place to go. Whenever you feel lonely, a special angel drops in for tea. Angels are with you every step of the way and help you soar with amazing grace. After all, we are angels in training; all we have to do is spread our wings and fly! |
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If my days
were untroubled and my heart always
light, would I seek that fair land where
there is no night?
If I never grew weary with the weight
of my load, would I search for Gods
peace at the end of the road?
If I never knew sickness and never felt
pain, would I search for a hand to help
and sustain? If I walked without sorrow
and lived without loss, would my soul
seek solace at the foot of the cross?
If all I desired was mine in a day,
would I kneel before God and earnestly
pray? If God sent no winter to freeze
me with fear, would I yearn for the
warmth of Spring every year? I ask myself
these and the answer is plain, if my
life were pleasure and I never knew
pain I'd seek God less often and need
Him much less, for God is sought more
often in times of distress. And no one
knows God or sees Him as plain
as those who have met him on the "Pathway
of Pain."
Written by Rebecca Henry on February
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Your words meant a great great DEAL coming from someone like you who has
SURVIVED 17yrs of HIV and AIDS!!!! To be HONEST, there is a part that wants to just GIVE UP NOW, I HAVE FOUGHT a good FIGHT FOR 11 years with this brainstem
tumor, ya know? BUT, THEN I LOOK AT YOU, AND WONDER IF I CAN GO ON. It is a TOUGH CALL Bob. Only one that I can make, just know you are well thought of, and if I get to heaven before you, I'll show you around the place, DEAL????
Love ya!!!
Becca
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Hot rod flames on both sleeves represent the fire within me, that
burning desire to live! |
Spider web tattoos on elbows on
my elbows represent my time served living with AIDS. A
life sentence indeed, but not a death sentence!t> |
Phoenix tattoo back
piece was to mark my 24th year of kicking HIV ass.
Rising up from the ashes to face the challenges before
me! |
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Wisconsin based
youth HIV/AIDS
educator, AIDS
activist & long-term
survivor Bob Bowers,
One Tough Pirate,
also known simply as
"Da Pirate." Bob
been
living with and
surviving HIV/AIDS
for 26 years. Bob
started as an
HIV positive speaker
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
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 its
HIV/AIDS awareness
poster contest,
"What if it Were You?"
Mr. Bowers is a
leading and well
respected AIDS
advocate and leader
in
the fight against
HIV/AIDS. As a
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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Youth HIV/AIDS educator
Bob Bowers at La
Follette High School in
Madison, Wisconsin-GO
LANCERS! |
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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 27
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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