tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post3077016630967771712..comments2024-03-12T00:36:02.830-07:00Comments on sweatpantsmom: Christine Maggiore 1957 - 2008sweatpantsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501471972355692992noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-60086550094471906962011-06-02T06:13:22.698-07:002011-06-02T06:13:22.698-07:00Well I believe that when you have to die, you will...Well I believe that when you have to die, you will die, doesn't matter the how or the when, or the life style yo have.Kamagrahttp://www.iservepharmacy.com/kamagra.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-76638530174494535002010-06-08T22:03:33.311-07:002010-06-08T22:03:33.311-07:00To those who have used the comment section of this...To those who have used the comment section of this post to celebrate Christine's passing, to promote their own agendas, or even more shamefully, to promote their own books (for shame, Seth Kalichman,) might I just say as a friend of Christine's that there is a special section in the hottest part of Hell reserved for those who dance on the graves of innocent mothers and children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-49512107356496416212009-05-16T08:55:00.000-07:002009-05-16T08:55:00.000-07:00I'm sorry that you feel a loss over Christine's de...I'm sorry that you feel a loss over Christine's death.<br /><br />But mostly, I'm glad she's gone.<br /><br />Despite her kindness on a personal level, she used her infamy and created a platform by where she talked South African President Mbeki out of providing life saving antiviral therapy to HIV positives in his country; an act that cost countless lives, needless agonizing deaths of children and adults.<br /><br />Likewise, she deluded so many desperate HIV positives right here in the U.S. and never asked herself why the extremely rare life-threatening opportunistic infections in the AIDS category just weren't happening to HIV negative individuals - WHATEVER their lifestyles!<br /><br />She ignored everything inconvenient to her position that HIV wasn't a factor in health or lack thereof.<br /><br />She did kill her daughter by willful neglect.<br /><br />We have a difficult time reconciling someone who is outwardly kind with someone who is also incredibly arrogant and unyielding in their view that perhaps they are wrong and that their words and actions may be costing lives.<br /><br />I'm only sorry that Christine Maggiore's death from AIDS didn't come months after her diagnosis of HIV, where many many innocent lives could have been saved from her uneducated, lethal rhetoric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-39013973360438312422009-01-14T01:54:00.000-08:002009-01-14T01:54:00.000-08:00Writing from the UK, the controversy is unknown so...Writing from the UK, the controversy is unknown so my picture of loss is not clouded. I am sorry for it.Moobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432830480757383871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-29011088628812549152009-01-11T19:29:00.000-08:002009-01-11T19:29:00.000-08:00I'm so very sorry to hear about your friend, Marsh...I'm so very sorry to hear about your friend, Marsha. This doesn't seem like the appropriate forum for political debate about her views. Just an appropriate time to take a moment to mourn the loss of someone's mother.Mom101https://www.blogger.com/profile/15468524489744839899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-26435814329738579472009-01-06T14:54:00.000-08:002009-01-06T14:54:00.000-08:00I am so sorry for the loss of your friend and her ...I am so sorry for the loss of your friend and her daughter. We don't always have to agree with one another to recognize and honor a beautiful spirit like hers.<BR/><BR/>(((hugs)))carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-23001325910278786172009-01-06T12:29:00.000-08:002009-01-06T12:29:00.000-08:00April- approximately 5% of HIV+ people are called ...April- approximately 5% of HIV+ people are called "long-term non-progressors" given a genetic deletion (or absence) of coreceptors on their t-cells which prevents HIV from efficiently entering the cell. In other words, for some very fortunate people with HIV with the right genetic makeup, the virus is not fatal. This is well known within the medical community.UnderCurrent Creativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04828352005991635382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-35574159929414982172009-01-05T19:23:00.000-08:002009-01-05T19:23:00.000-08:00Christine was both right and wrong in her views. T...Christine was both right and wrong in her views. The situation with HIV/AIDS is so complex. Mostly I did not agree with her and she knew that. As an R&D employee of a major clinical diagnostics company my situation was a delicate one. I made appropriate referrals for her; she was always grateful and never inconsiderate in her requests. <BR/> <BR/>Our friendship was pure happenstance -- I met Robin, her husband, when he sat next to me on an Amtrak train at Santa Barbara two years ago. Soon after I visited the family in Van Nuys and met Christine. She never once tried to take inappropriate advantage of my situation during our two-year friendship. During a life threatening illness of my own this year she provided comfort and reassurance with frequent calls just to say hello.<BR/><BR/>Robin, Charley and Christine spent five days with us last August at our new home on a mountain top near Clear Lake in Northern California, where Charley got in a little bass fishing. Christine was a wonderful mom. If you want a recent pictures of Christine, Robin and Charlie in a family situation please contact me. I will e-mail you separately. I'm quite sure they wouln't mind my sharing the photos.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your thoughtful and perspective comments.<BR/><BR/>BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-35878956825749815332009-01-01T22:49:00.000-08:002009-01-01T22:49:00.000-08:00Chris was my sister's best friend in Jr. &...Chris was my sister's best friend in Jr. & High School. A beloved one to our family ! I'm so glad I got in contact with her 3 years ago being able to share with her my photo art Xmas cards. Will be missing sharing with her now. Bill Blanch'eAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-80037791391228557222009-01-01T11:15:00.000-08:002009-01-01T11:15:00.000-08:00Hello,I too knew Christine. I spent several holid...Hello,<BR/><BR/>I too knew Christine. I spent several holidays with her and her family. I have HIV. I took no medications. In March of 2006 I weighed 140 pounds, had 18 t-cells and barely survived. I made the decision to take meds. Christine had a position and she stuck to it - however, she never judged anyone else their choice and we remained friends. My prayers go out to her family. Regardless of peoples personal emotions over what she believed or how she lived her life. She was a mother who was much loved by her family and her death is a tragedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-47078257148982997452009-01-01T11:14:00.000-08:002009-01-01T11:14:00.000-08:00Hello,I too knew Christine. I spent several holid...Hello,<BR/><BR/>I too knew Christine. I spent several holidays with her and her family. I have HIV. I took no medications. In March of 2006 I weighed 140 pounds, had 18 t-cells and barely survived. I made the decision to take meds. Christine had a position and she stuck to it - however, she never judged anyone else their choice and we remained friends. My prayers go out to her family. Regardless of peoples personal emotions over what she believed or how she lived her life. She was a mother who was much loved by her family and her death is a tragedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-74208387501322799742009-01-01T09:37:00.000-08:002009-01-01T09:37:00.000-08:00We have a family member that has been HIV-positive...We have a family member that has been HIV-positive for well over 20 years. We remain befuddled as to why they haven't studied him more to find out why, which he is willing to do. <BR/>I'm sorry about the loss of your friend.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051174636017409935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-46821267767724304602009-01-01T06:19:00.000-08:002009-01-01T06:19:00.000-08:00I'm inclined to believe that a person's politics d...I'm inclined to believe that a person's politics doesn't generally reflect their goodness or badness. I'm sorry for what has been said about your friend, and I'm sorry for her passing.<BR/><BR/>I hope you're okay today xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-7969190220490043632008-12-31T08:04:00.000-08:002008-12-31T08:04:00.000-08:00The death of Christine Maggiore is tragic just as ...The death of Christine Maggiore is tragic just as her life was tragic. <BR/>She was mislead by Peter Duesberg and David Rasnick and other AIDS Denialists. Ultimately she promoted their pseudoscience at her own peril. Many others were harmed by her relentless promoting of false information that confused people about HIV testing and treatment. <BR/>We should respect the decision of an informed person to refuse treatment for any serious medical condition. But the problem with AIDS denialism is that people are making testing and treatment decisions based on misinformation and disinformation spread by AIDS pseudoscientists and conspiracy theorists. The sad story of AIDS denialism that enmeshed Christine Maggiore is told in a new book Denying AIDS: Conspiracy Theories, Pseudoscience, and Human Tragedy (all Royalties donated to buy HIV medications in Africa) for more information visit http://denyingaids.blogspot.com/Seth Kalichmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01715826946361587097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-12219320428869902392008-12-30T22:25:00.000-08:002008-12-30T22:25:00.000-08:00So sorry for the loss of your friend. I've read ab...So sorry for the loss of your friend. I've read about Christine, but had no idea you knew her. What a tragedy for those she has left behind.<BR/><BR/>-annieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com