http://www.metafilter.com/4568// Comments on MetaFilter post Comments on 4568 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/4568/ <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/news/jan99/0105steph.asp">Everyday life for a teenager with AIDS:</a> Stephanie Lee Ray, a 12-year-old with AIDS, is proving the doctors wrong. She was not supposed to live past age 5, so she lives for every moment. She wants to play and grow and go to school. She has felt the effects of people's ignorance about the disease. She has suffered disapproving stares and comments.Rather than feel sorry for herself, she prefers to educate people to make wise choices. She knows that her life really counts. (The story is almost 2 years old, and the wonderful pix aren't archived with it, but it's worth reading anyway, especially for the feel of a life when any cold or simple fever can become a life-threatening crisis.) post:www.metafilter.com,2000:site.4568 Fri, 01 Dec 2000 01:56:03 -0800 jhiggy aids hivaids children health science