definitely. people were going around, whispering things. i figured i didn't have anything to lose, so i told all the partners. every time he came into contact with me, he'd get this look on his face. i called it, the "oh god" expression. as in "oh god, here comes that woman with aids." no. when i need time off, for medical reasons, we work it out. during a transfusion. i lost a lot of blood giving birth to my second child. look. i'm no different from everyone else who has this disease: i'm not guilty, i'm not innocent. i'm just trying to survive.