Vancouver Persons With AIDS Society Newsletter Issue #57 June 1992

EMPOWERMENT Commentary on the PWA Society as a self-help/self-empowerment organization and call for input on how the Society can remove barriers to empowerment rather than place barriers in the way; PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Update on the new AIDS Resource Centre; HOW YOUR SOCIETY WORKS: THE ORGANIZATION'S STRUCTURE, THE PROJECT SYSTEM; STRYKERNEWS CORRECTIONAL CENTRE SUPPORT PROGRAM Principles of the Prison Support Program, call for volunteers. INCOME TAX Tax advise, free preparation of tax returns; CATASTROPHIC RIGHTS Catastrophic rights are a particular form of patient's rights relating to the claim of Persons with AIDS to acquire and use experiemental drugs. "Catastrophic Rights" by John Dixon, available in the PWA Library, argues the case of catastrophic rights; CANDLELIGHT VIGIL Barry Budway's speech at the May 24th Candlelight Vigil; AIDS TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS: CANDIDA (THRUSH) Symptoms and treatment of thrush, including drug interactions and nutritional considerations. SOME SUGGESTED HOLISTIC TREATMENTS FOR THRUSH. KNOW YOUR STUFF Verticle file reference system available. CD4 COUNTS AND TIME-FRAMES. KAPOSI'S SARCOMA (KS) Symptoms and treatment. NALTREXOME (TREXAN) Narcotic antagonist, potential immunemodulator; DISCOVERED REWORKING VIEW OF AIDS. RESEARCH STUDY WITH HERPES ZOSTER/SHINGLES. ADVISERS CONSIDER NEW AIDS COCKTAIL. RIFABUTIN OPEN LABEL TREATMENT PROTOCOL APPROVED. CHOOSING A PERSONAL PHYSICIAN. STORING MEDICINE. KEEPING FOOD SAFE. WOMEN AND AIDS Lack of recognition of the incidence of HIV among women; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Greetings from Amsterdam. Thank you to the Society for its strong stand against public prejudice. Concerns about the appearance of an attack against AA in article "Step 10". A thank you for printing the HIV and AA articles. Apology from the president regarding anguish caused by the article "Step 10." THE TWELVE STEPS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. THE TWELVE TRADITIONS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; WE'RE OPEN. OTHER PROGRAMS/SUPPORT PROJECTS OFFERED BY PWA AND OTHERS. ONGOING GOINGS ON. OBITUARIES: WARREN ROBERTSON 1952 - 1992; PROJECT TO REVIEW ADULT GUARDIANSHIP The British Columbia Association for Community Living is hosting a series of forums as part of the project to review adult guardianship; NORMANDY HOSPITAL Rainbow Garden Club proposes new garden plan that would be both visually pleasing for the sighted and fragrant for the blind; WOMEN AND HIV/AIDS SUPPORT NETWORK COORDINATOR The Network introduces their first staff member; A LESSON IN DYING Poetry; DEDICATED TO C.C. Poetry; UPCOMING FUNDRAISING EVENTS; THE BIG MOVE Call for volunteers to help pack and unpack; PACIFIC AIDS RESOURCE CENTRE Demolition Part call for volunteers; PEER COUNSELLORS NEEDED; NOMINATIONS FOR OMBUDSMAN Call for applications; LIBRARY NEWS Thanks for donations. Talking books available: Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home. Lauren Bacall by Myself. Night Over Water. BOOK REVIEW: No Time for Nonsense: Self-Help for the Seriously Ill, by Ronna Fay Jevne, Ph.D and Alexander Levitan, M.D.; NOTICEBOARD; HELPLINE Volunteer Opportunities;