Guest guest Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Behind their back, I recall wrting on a box in a warehouse " at least 2000 " , and asking the two buddies I was discussing AIDS/HIV to guess what I had written in response to AIDS and the period of time it would take to show up in MAGIC. This was in 1992 after morning headlines re: Magic Johnson and his discovery. People were supposed to diewithin 1-2 years of HIV+ new max back in early 90's..this was kiss of death.. Larry Gillum was born in 1949 and philosophied " I'll be over 50 then " . Larry was as close to genius as anyone I ever met....a self made millionaire ..this was one of his warehouses..no liens on valuable quick turn inventory...and .he could make 100 regulation free throws in a row on the regulation basketball hoop hanging there, or add a whole page of numbers on sight. Or write ad copy that would have 'em lined up around the block before opening the next morning. Other fellow was Ty..Larry's " gopher " .. Larry..all 325 pounds of him is dead now; died in abt 2002, coronary (he did make it past 50.) Magic seems to be getting healthier; course, he's not typical. His wealth allows best of nutrition, environment and 'counselors'... Shaaag British man 'recovered from HIV' THIS IS BECAUSE HIV does NOT cause AIDS and this is NOT unusual - there are huge numbers with AIDS symptoms and negative for HIV And there are huge numbers HIV positive who never have AIDS symptoms See these webpages for tons of info http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/AIDS.htm But they will use this I'm sure to try to do some vaccine-thing. In other illnesses antibodies are a good thing. But in AIDS for some reason HIV antibodies are a bad thing. But besides that no proof ever that HIV causes AIDS. $$$ out there to be claimed for the first person who does prove it and $$$ has not been claimed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4432564.stm British man 'recovered from HIV' Andrew Stimpson (pic: courtesy of News of the World/Mail on Sunday) Andrew Stimpson said he was one of the luckiest people alive See the interview Doctors are planning further tests on a British man whose body has reportedly cured itself of HIV. Two Sunday newspapers report that Andrew Stimpson, 25 and from London, was diagnosed as HIV-positive in 2002 but found to be clear in October 2003. Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust, which carried out the tests, has asked him to undergo more. Mr Stimpson did not take any medication for HIV. HIV experts say his case could help to reveal more about the disease. There have been anecdotal accounts before from Africa of people shaking off the HIV virus, but the evidence in this case, as reported in the News of the World and the Mail on Sunday, appears to be conclusive, BBC health correspondent Adam Brimelow said. Mr Stimpson said: " There are 34.9 million people with HIV globally and I am just one person who managed to control it, to survive from it and to get rid of it from my body. " For me that is unbelievable - it is a miracle. I think I'm one of the luckiest people alive. " Mr Stimpson told the newspapers that he became depressed and suicidal after being told he was HIV-positive but remained well and did not require medication. Further tests Some 14 months later he was offered another test by doctors, which came back negative. He sought compensation but has apparently been told there is no case to answer because there was no fault with the testing procedure. Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare Trust have asked to conduct more tests on Mr Stimpson both for his benefit and for other patients. He has told the papers he would do anything he could to help find a cure. Aids expert Dr Patrick Dixon, from international Aids group Acet, said the case was " very, very unusual " . Vaccine clue " I've come across many anecdotal reports of this kind of thing happening in Africa, some quite recently, but it's difficult to verify them, " he told BBC News 24. " You have to be rock-solid sure that both samples came from the same person, no mix-up in the laboratory, no mistakes in the testing, etc. " This is the first well-documented case. " He said the case was important because " inside his immune system is perhaps a key that could allow us to develop some kind of vaccine. Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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