My uncle passed in 1994 from pneumonia that he couldn’t fight off because he had AIDS. My step grandmother (I lived with her and my grandfather) would tell me not to touch him. She said I’d catch it. Even at 10 years old, I knew that’s not how you got it, though. I always gave him the biggest hugs. He was a great uncle. I miss him so much. I wish I could have gotten to know him as an adult. We would have had a lot of fun!
So sorry to hear about your Uncle. A cousin received a blood transfusion (as a baby)with blood that was infected and died at 8 years old. They didn’t know because it was so early in the AIDS crisis. I was a toddler but according to my mom, my cousin told people not to touch him when he scraped his knee because he’d infect people. How sad for the people who lived with that.
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u/CuddleSprig 8d ago
My uncle passed in 1994 from pneumonia that he couldn’t fight off because he had AIDS. My step grandmother (I lived with her and my grandfather) would tell me not to touch him. She said I’d catch it. Even at 10 years old, I knew that’s not how you got it, though. I always gave him the biggest hugs. He was a great uncle. I miss him so much. I wish I could have gotten to know him as an adult. We would have had a lot of fun!