Magic Johnson HIV Positive for 16 Years now

[jageshpatel]

as mentioned

money can buy u anything!

 

[X-Files]

as mentioned

money can buy u anything!

Or in free countries like Canada there is Mastercard, er, Medicare.

 

[festeringZit]

Fun Fact:

While gay men only account for 2% of the US population, they account for > 50% of the new HIV/Aids cases in the US.

US Gov. Center for Disease Control

*Gay men:* Gay and bisexual men of all races remain the group most
affected by this epidemic. Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for just
2 percent of the U.S. population but represent more than half of all new
infections in the United States.

http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2011/s0602_hivaids30years.html?source=govdelivery

The federal budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2011 included a total of $20.4 billion for domestic HIV and AIDS, a 4% increase from the FY 2010 funding, which totaled $19.6 billion. Of this, 69 percent is for care, 14 percent for research, 13 percent for cash and housing assistance, and 4 percent for prevention.75

 

[KingofNicotine]

Fun Fact:

While gay men only account for 2% of the US population, they account for > 50% of the new HIV/Aids cases in the US.

US Gov. Center for Disease Control

*Gay men:* Gay and bisexual men of all races remain the group most
affected by this epidemic. Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for just
2 percent of the U.S. population but represent more than half of all new
infections in the United States.

http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2011/s0602_hivaids30years.html?source=govdelivery

The federal budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2011 included a total of $20.4 billion for domestic HIV and AIDS, a 4% increase from the FY 2010 funding, which totaled $19.6 billion. Of this, 69 percent is for care, 14 percent for research, 13 percent for cash and housing assistance, and 4 percent for prevention.75

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Here's a fun fact:

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[festeringZit]

Hey look a fun fact by festeringzit yay!


Here's a fun fact:

Festeringzit is crazy.

Don't let a few facts upset you.

 

[krk1030]

It's at the point where the pharma companies want it. They keep you alive for a long time so you can keep paying for the drugs.


There is never going to be a cure.

 

[JackStraw77]

For a person on the go as much as Magic his side effects from taking the drugs seem to be minimal.

 

[X-Files]

From what I've heard, although the HIV coctail prolongs HIV patients lives, it also can have some nasty side affects like high blood pressure. And it can cause very high cholesteral. And many will ultimately die of heart attacks from the drug itself before they get past stage 3. .

I don't know if that's true or what the stats are on that, but i think this description would be much more applicable
to the average American diet.

 

[hosnatcher]

South Park did an episode on this. The storyline was Cartman caught AIDS through a blood transfusion and looks for help for his disease but nobody seems to give a shit because nowadays AIDS doesn't really scare anybody or make anybody feel pity. Here are some classic quotes from the episode:

Cartman: I'm not just sure.. I'm HIV positive.

Waitress: I'm afraid AIDS benefits aren't as popular as they use to be. AIDS is more the 80s/90s disease. It's all about cancer now.
Cartman: Well that's just great! Of all the times to get AIDS, I get it right when everyone stops giving a crap.

Cartman: We have to see Magic Johnson right away. You see.. we have AIDS.
Airport Employee: AIDS? Wow, that's really.. retro.

 

[5teamparlay]

http://www.syracuse.com/east-regionals/index.ssf/2015/03/sweet_16_michigan_state.html


Michigan State legend Magic Johnson cheers on Spartans in Sweet 16


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Syracuse, N.Y. — Michigan State basketball's most famous player was in the Carrier Dome on Friday cheering on the Spartans against Oklahoma in the Sweet 16.
Magic Johnson, who led Michigan State to a national championship nearly 36 years to the day (March 26, 1979), was sitting behind the Spartans' bench.

 

[Vlad the Impaler]

That fat fuck is still alive?

Those would be fun ribs to break.

 

[5teamparlay]

https://ceoworld.biz/2020/12/30/worlds-richest-basketball-players-2021/
currently worth 650
Million


With a net worth of roughly $1.9 Billion, Michael Jordan is the wealthiest basketball player in the world, followed by Magic Johnson ($650 million), Junior Bridgeman ($600 million); and Quinn Cook ($500 million). LeBron James is the fifth-richest basketball player in the world, with a $440 million fortune. Shaquille O’Neal ranked 6th with a personal wealth of $400 million, followed by Kobe Bryant with $350 million.

 

[stock07]

https://ceoworld.biz/2020/12/30/worlds-richest-basketball-players-2021/
currently worth 650
Million


With a net worth of roughly $1.9 Billion, Michael Jordan is the wealthiest basketball player in the world, followed by Magic Johnson ($650 million), Junior Bridgeman ($600 million); and Quinn Cook ($500 million). LeBron James is the fifth-richest basketball player in the world, with a $440 million fortune. Shaquille O’Neal ranked 6th with a personal wealth of $400 million, followed by Kobe Bryant with $350 million.

Quinn Cook 500million?

 

[Willie99]

"My Cousin Vinny", I'm being serious here, was diagnosed with AIDs in 1989, he died in 2015.

He was not a wealthy man, his medical care was provided by NYS. He was well known in the gay community of Greenwich Village, even graced the cover of a Gay Magazine once.

My point? They figured out how to treat AIDs and treatment is commonly available

RIP Vinny, miss you

 

[Knightrofins]

When Magic announced he was HIV positive (i was in high school) and then we were told every 5 seconds to start using condoms.

After a while, people stopped using condoms.

Kinda like the 2020 version of wearing a mask

 

[rolltide]

When Magic announced he was HIV positive (i was in high school) and then we were told every 5 seconds to start using condoms.

After a while, people stopped using condoms.

Kinda like the 2020 version of wearing a mask

kinda? except a condom clearly keeps a recipient away from having blood transferred via intercourse whereas no modified tee-shirt on the planet can keep a 0.125 micron virus from going airborne

wtf is wrong with you people?

 

[3peet]

Sheesh, still remember the day it was announced. That news had the same impact as the Challenger explosion.

 

[JackStraw77]

It's really amazing. If the virus in Magic's system had manifested itself just a few years earlier he would have died. In Magic's case they were able to use the multi drug cocktail to save him and keep AIDS at bay as better drugs were discovered. Magic's wealth and position certainly helped. He was able to access drugs that few others could. No matter what the cost he could afford them. I remember back then that many thought it was a publicity stunt to bring attention to AIDS and get funding from congress. Like Magic was willing to sacrifice his basketball career in the interest of the public good. You can understand why people would believe this when almost every other AIDS patient had died with the exception of a small number of people.

 

[PoundFoolish]

HIV is no longer considered a death sentence but rather a disease like diabetes.
This has been the case for a number of years.

http://www.medindia.net/news/HIV-No-Longer-a-Death-Sentence-Conference-Told-24024-1.htm

"... the advent and relatively noticeable success of protease inhibitors and other drugs for treating HIV infections have changed the perception of HIV infection from an untreatable terminal illness to a treatable chronic malady similar to diabetes or epilepsy."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bareback_(sex)


The following link speaks of one man who was apparently cured of AIDS. Also mentioned are new preventative measures and a partly effective vaccine, etc.

"The example is Timothy Ray Brown of San Francisco, the first person in the world apparently cured of AIDS. His treatment isn't practical for wide use, but there are encouraging signs that other approaches might someday lead to a cure, or at least allow some people to control HIV without needing medication every day."

"...For now, the focus remains on preventing new infections. With recent progress on novel ways to do that and a partially effective vaccine,"we're starting to get the feel that we can really get our arms around this pandemic," Fauci said.

"...In the USA though, newly diagnosed patients have a life expectancy only a few months shorter than people without HIV. Modern drugs are much easier to take, and many patients get by on a single pill a day.


http://ca.news.yahoo.com/one-mans-success-revives-hope-curing-aids-30-050557388.html

"Like all medications, HIV drugs can cause side effects. In most cases, the side effects of HIV drugs are mild, like a headache or an upset stomach. In some cases, more serious side effects can happen, like liver damage or a severe skin rash.

"Side effects are most common during the first four to six weeks you are taking a new HIV medication. After your body gets used to the new drug, the side effects usually get better or go away.


http://www.thewellproject.org/en_US/Treatment_and_Trials/Things_to_Consider/Side_Effects.jsp

I figure Covid brought you out. Man, you;ve been doing this shit for years.

 

[stock07]

I figure Covid brought you out. Man, you;ve been doing this shit for years.