Thanks
Bob.. Thank you for
always standing up
and bringing
attention to things
many people don't
want to talk about.
You are amazing and
an inspiration to so
many!
Love and hugs ~
Jessica
.............................
Strength
does not come from physical capacity.
It comes from an indomitable will.
Pirate,
Thank you so much. Can I tell you that I am in awe of your strength. I love to
hear that the good fight is being fought with such courage. It's good to know
people like you are out there.
Keep
it up Bob. Saying you were a hero of mine would sound corny but its valid. You
take the world by the balls but you do it with life it's awesome man.
~ Spencer
I
just want you to know that
i am not affected by hiv/aids
and don't know anyone who
is. But this website is
the most amazing one i have
ever seen. What you do is
just incredible...so keep
on living and doing what
you do...inspire as many
as you can...so they can
carry on your legacy. Your
family should be so proud
of you.
I love to see
such positivity just oozing out....you're reminding me that people can be
amazing....
~ Shelly
You had a really
good presentation today i learned a lot. just keep doing what your doing!
~ Seth
Click here
to view
Bob's entire
presentation
on HIV/AIDS
at Madison
College
Bob
Bowers in Los Angeles with Getu
Your
strength is an inspiration
Bob! We're with you!
~ Tanya
Bob,
you're just incredible!
Thanks you so much for what
you do. You touch so many
lives for good!
~Sparky
I
was at Sennett Middle School
when you gave that
presentation earlier this
year. It was very moving. I
hope to see one of your
presentations at Lafollette
High School.
~ Tarik
It was such an honor and
privilege to finally
meet our friends Shawn
Decker and Gwenn
Barringer! Thank you to
UW-Madison's Student
Global AIDS Campaign for
inviting them to speak.
Thank you both for all
that you do! You can learn more about
the dynamic duo at:
www.shawnandgwenn.com
HIVictorious and OTP are honored to support the One Campaign!
Click here to read a ONE Blog entry about Bob's meeting with Senator Feingold
Bob after thanking
Senator Russ Feingold on behalf of the
ONE campaign. Thanks for your caring about extreme poverty and
HIV/AIDS, Senator!
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz honors
Memorial High School's, Kenzie Keith-Drake and Phin Ter Thao,
for their winning
HIV/AIDS awareness posters Congratulations,
Kenzie and Phin Ter!
John Morikis coming up
to receive his award at Edgewood High School
Congratulations to the top four
entrants of
"What if it Were You?" They are, Phin Ter Thao, Natalie Walsh, Kenzie
Keith-Drake and John Morikis. There were 22 posters that were chosen
as finalists. The grand prize went to Phin Ter Thao from Memorial
High School in Madison, Wisconsin. Thank you to Edgewood and
Memorial high schools and to all of the students who participated.
You can click the banner (below) to see larger images of their
winning
HIV/AIDS awareness posters.
Well..
I never grew up
I just kinda' got older
And fossilled in my ways
Like some jaded rolled out stoner
Often lost outside the frame-up
Of this battered ill reflection
God.. Give me strength to kill the seed
That chokes this weed of insurrection
I may never fully realize the error of the ways
By which I justified the freedom
That had bound me to this place.. But..
..Ah ah ah..
..Oh oh oh..
..My Day Will Come!
So I take a hit upon the mask
That laughs back at it's measure
At the smell of rot..
This bleeding clot..
And gums.. Sunk like a treasure!
..Still I smile..
..Because I know..
..My Day Will Come!
I may be draggin' one bum leg
Or livin' deep within the shanty
'Mong the Pirates and the Peaches..
N' my friend Freddy in his panties!
But I'll rise to my unmaking
Midst the Quakers and the Nuns
And I will Fight this scourge of AIDS
.. Until the day that I'm forgotten..
..Ah ah ah..
..Oh oh oh..
My Day Will Come!
Yes.. I'll rise to my unmaking
With a swiveling hip replacement
Take a bow, and tear a page
Out of the burning books they're bakin'
Yeah.. I smile..
Because I know..
My Day Will Come!
By: Roberto Angelis
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Roberto Angelis
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May 14, 2011
I
wanted you to know that your presentation
meant a lot to me. Sometimes a medical
student, including myself, loses
focus as to why s/he is there at
medical school. We're bogged down
with so much studying of facts,
figures, body parts, and physiology
that we forget that we chose this
profession because we wanted to
help people, our fellow human beings.
I, myself, was lost in all of my
studying at the UW and forgot the
necessary and absolutely essential
human face of medicine. And you,
Bob, brought me back. You reminded
me that I came to medical school
to help people such as yourself
and to serve as a patient advocate
so that everyone has access to medical
care and receives the respect and
kindness they deserve. So thank
you for coming to speak and saying
the things you did because your
words need to be heard by everyone
and used as motivation to act. In
a way, you're a soldier of hope,
fighting our ignorance, complacency,
fear, and doubt and filling us with
hope that people can change, our
perceptions can change, and that
we will succeed in taking care of
each other, one person at a time.
At
the end of 2003, an
estimated 1,039,000 to
1,185,000 persons in the
United States were
living with HIV/AIDS.
CDC estimates that
56,300 new HIV
infections occurred in
the United States in
2006
1 in 4 young
women between the ages
of 14 and 19 in the
United States, 3.2
million teenage girls,
are infected with at
least one of the most
common
sexually transmitted
infections -- human
papillomavirus (HPV),
chlamydia, herpes
simplex virus, and
trichomoniasis.
I
just wanted
to
say...THANK
YOU :)...for
coming to
speak with
my school (Sennett
Middle
School), I
appreciated
the time and
effort you
put into
talking to
us about
HIV/AIDS
awareness,
Your story
truly
touched me,
and you're a
blessing to
all of us :)
You not only
supplied us
with valuable
information,
you supplied
us with inspiration
and I am so
very happy to
know that there
are
positive people
such as yourself
that are spreading
such important
messages in
this world.
Not since reading
The Diary of
Anne Frank as
a young girl
has one person's
life story touched
such a heartstrings
in me and inspired
me to enjoy
life to it's
fullest. I'll
be sure and
come back and
visit the web
page often so
I can stay updated
on the life
of
Da Pirate.
Take care and
bless you!
