An Ordinary Woman

An ordinary woman, who has lived an extraordinary life. Now age 61.5... I am Humbled, Blessed and truly Grateful for All. My entire life, in retrospect has been one of uniqueness, never following the norm of anything. I've always known that God has placed me here for a purpose.

December 1989, I was diagnosed as being HIV positive. My husband and father of my only child had been hospitalized for aprox two months with complete uncertainty as to what was causing him age 35 to be so very ill. I was 33 and was baffled as to what had taken this former Golden Glove boxer to near death in such a short period of time. It was only six months after my diagnosis that my husband passed away, in May of 1990. I was left wondering how many more months do I have to live?

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