This book tells the story of Damon Courtenay as he tries to overcome the adversities caused by haemophilia and Aids.
After I finished this book, I was disappointed by the treatment people with HIV and Aids received, particularly by the men and women in the medical profession. I don't want to sound hypocritical and judge these people because personally, I don't know how I will react to such situation, particularly in the 1980’s where the knowledge of this disease was very low. I also believe that one cannot prepare for such situation, so it's understandable why they were so overwhelmed. In saying that I also do hope the men and women that goes into the medical profession are compassionate and open minded towards patients, especially when dealing with a sensitive case such as HIV and Aids. So it was disappointing to see the …show more content…
The irony of this is that he didn't bring it upon himself rather the victim of a medical blunder which failed to act on the fact “AIDS is in the Australian Blood supply.” More than two decades have passed since the book was first published and it’s clear that attitudes towards HIV and AIDS has changed drastically. The Australian Health system understands the mistakes they have made in the past and have put plans to further improve the care for patients. According to a document published by the Australian Department of Health, the objectives they have planned for the future are: “reduce the incidence of HIV, reduce the risk behaviours associated with the transmission of HIV, decrease the number of people with undiagnosed HIV infection, improve quality of life of people living with HIV, eliminate the negative impact of stigma, discrimination, and legal and human rights issues on people’s health.” This will have a huge impact on people as change starts from people higher up in our society because they have the power to
After I finished this book, I was disappointed by the treatment people with HIV and Aids received, particularly by the men and women in the medical profession. I don't want to sound hypocritical and judge these people because personally, I don't know how I will react to such situation, particularly in the 1980’s where the knowledge of this disease was very low. I also believe that one cannot prepare for such situation, so it's understandable why they were so overwhelmed. In saying that I also do hope the men and women that goes into the medical profession are compassionate and open minded towards patients, especially when dealing with a sensitive case such as HIV and Aids. So it was disappointing to see the …show more content…
The irony of this is that he didn't bring it upon himself rather the victim of a medical blunder which failed to act on the fact “AIDS is in the Australian Blood supply.” More than two decades have passed since the book was first published and it’s clear that attitudes towards HIV and AIDS has changed drastically. The Australian Health system understands the mistakes they have made in the past and have put plans to further improve the care for patients. According to a document published by the Australian Department of Health, the objectives they have planned for the future are: “reduce the incidence of HIV, reduce the risk behaviours associated with the transmission of HIV, decrease the number of people with undiagnosed HIV infection, improve quality of life of people living with HIV, eliminate the negative impact of stigma, discrimination, and legal and human rights issues on people’s health.” This will have a huge impact on people as change starts from people higher up in our society because they have the power to