Positive Living Society of British Columbia (Formally BCPWA)

2 WALK FOR AIDS The recent Walk netted $350,000 with over 9,000 participants. 4 IN MEMORIAM KEN BOUCHER AUG 28, 1946 - OCT 11, 1995. JOHN A WHITE JAN 1, 1956 - NOV 8, 1995. 4 KUDOS 5 POSITIVE WOMEN'S NETWORK NEWS ... An Update on the Positive Women's Network. Successful retreat held in October on Bowen Island. Free yoga classes available and thanks to our yoga instructor. Volunteer appreciation evening December 5th. Staff additions include an office manager and a support worker. There are several places open in the free counselling short-term counselling program. Drop in hours and how to connect with PWN. 6 NEWS. BC Leaders Promise Welfare Change. Cocaine Injections Boost Infections. Blood Watchdog Says It Wastn't His Job to Yank Suspect Products. 8 THE COST OF AIDS Government Restraint in the Age of AIDS. Part 3 of 3. ... for every Canadian man who dies of between teh ages of 25 and 64, there is a lifetime loss to the economy of $651,200. 12 TREATMENT UPDATE Naltrexone Stops HIV Progression. Castor Oil Update. Study Shows Efficacy of DNCB. 14 THE LIBRARY CARD ... New Material at the PARC Library. 15 CHF UPDATE Canadian Springs Water Company, AIDS Vancouver and BCPWA Society have teamed up to offer purified water to BCPWA members who are qualified for CHF. 16 RECOGNIZING CMV RETINITIS Early Screening and Warning Signs. Instructions and materials included to check for CMV at home. 18 STRYKER NEWS Column. Reality Island. The Visit. 18 WINGS HOUSING SOCIETY Wings is a non-profit Society which administers 102 portable housing subsidies for low income persons living with HIV/AIDS. Portable housing subsidies can be applied toward the rental accomodation of a person's choice anywhere in the province, as long as the accomodation meets BCHMC standards. How to apply. POSITIVELY HAPPENING. Centre pull-out section. Calling the Pacfic AIDS Resource Centre, More Place to Call, Vancouver Services, Classified, Volunteer Opportunities, Vancouver Weekly, BC Groups & Programs

4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thank yous for the Newsletter. 5 POSITIVE WOMEN'S NETWORK NEWS The PWN has formed a Medical Education Committee as increasing numbers of women report that their family doctors are not well educated regarding HIV. Women, Children and Youth HIV/AIDS Conference info. Call for Volunteers at PWN. Counselling intern has finished but still available on a phone line. More and more moms are bringing in their children now that we have a kid's room. 6 NEWS Hunt for AIDS Virus Takes a Promising Step. MDs Fail to Counsel Teens on Sex. Vancouver MD Tests Drug He Hopes will Help Fight AIDS. Negative AIDS Test "Not Definite All-Clear." 8 THE COST OF AIDS Spending has to reflect the reality of PWA's lives in the '90s First in a three-part series. 10 TREATMENT UPDATE Foscarnet Effective for Kaposi's Sarcoma. Saquinavir (Invirase) from Hoffmann-La Roche. Aspergillosis. 11 PHOTO ARCHIVE PROJECT The BCPWA Photo Archive Project continues to collect, sort and identify the many photographs, pictures and cards that document our decade of existence. Picture Party scheduled, additions welcome. 12 CAPTAIN MIDNITE "I'm not a victim; I'm a survivor" 13 PWA RETREATS September retreat will be geared around activities such as board games, talent night, horseback riding, hiking and day outings. The October retreat is being planned as a spiritual/healing retreat. 16 POWER THROUGH PARTNERSHIP Arn Schilder's nomination speech tot he Canadian AIDS Society Annual General Meeting 18 STRYKERNEWS Well Done, Arn. The Diagnosis of AIDS. On Turning 50. 19 CHF UPDATE 20 IN MEMORIAM REMI CYRENNE JULY 1959 - MAY 1995. ROBERT JOHN FULLER JULY 1, 1956 - JUNE 7, 1995. 21 PRIDE DAY 1995. Plans for the parade and Pride Concert. POSITIVELY HAPPENING. Centre pull-out section. Dialing into PARC, Vancouver Services, Volunteer Opportunities, Vancouver Weekly, Classified, Across the Province.

ON THE COVER: WILL THE BRIDGE STAND? 4 NEWS St. Paul's Hotline Opens. Viatical Settlements Cause a Stir. Doctors Guide to AIDS. Teens Teach "Safer Sex." AIDS Estimates May be Lowered. HIV-Test Calls Flood B.C. Lab. Downtown Clinic will Aid Community Health. HIV Infection Leads to Criminal Charges. 6 THE BRIDGING YEAR One year ago the ax dropped on funding for AIDS groups in British Columbia

ON THE COVER Seasons Greetings 4 SOCIAL SECURITY Recent Social Security hearings are gearing up for major cuts to the Social Security Net in Canada. At the Vancouver hearings, BCPWA's Chair drove home the point that Money=Life. Part one of a presentation to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development. 8 BILLY'S CORNER Column 9 PET PALS The Pet Pal Program, jointly established by AIDS Vancouver and the Vancouver SPCA, offers temporary domestic pet care assistance to those who are unable because of infirmity, disability or illness to provide care for their own pets. 10 THE CARE TEAM The Care team Program at AIDS Vancouver is designed to assist in situations where community homemakers and nurses cannot fill all of a person's needs or cannot be offered during the hours desired. 11 POSITIVE WOMEN'S NETWORK. PWN's Expanding Services: One on one counselling available, new space will be ready by December, and an Information Series designed to respond to the specific needs of women infected and affected by HIV/AIDS is in production. Letter to PWN on working with men. 12 HEROS Facing day-to-day challenges and living with HIV is an act of heroism according to one woman living with HIV disease. 13 WORLD AIDS DAY Our World Our Family Our Struggle 14 BUS PASSES An annual bus pass is available to those receiving Handicapped Benefits from the Ministry of Social Services. 14 DAY TRIPS Retreat Committee has formed a Day Trip planning group to organize trips and tours. POSTIVELY HAPPENING. Across the Province, Vancouver Services, Vancouver Weekly, Societies, Resources, Classifieds, Announcements 15 CHRISTMAS HAMPERS 400 hampers to be distributed to individuals and families of people living with HIV/AIDS. 15 BCPWA XMAS EVENTS. Volunteers/donations needed as well. 16 RETREATS Report on two retreats to the UBC Lodge at Whistler in June and September. Thank you letter from retreat participant. 17 STRYKER NEWS Column. Wills, Living Wills, Medical Powers of Attorney and Regular Powers of Attorney. 19 GILLES MARTIN Obituary 19 IN LOVING MEMORY MICHAEL ROBERT MCDAID FEB. 22, 1947 - SEPT. 8, 1994 19 WILLIAM (WAYNE) MATTOCK Obituary 20 KUDOS 21 AIDS WALK '94 Thanks to the hundreds of volunteers who made AIDS Walk '94 a success 22 DIET Eating Well. The important thing is just to eat. 23 RECIPES 24 "STAYING HEALTHY WITH HIV" SEMINAR NEWS The seminar dealt with a "Comprehensive Treatment Approach" consisting of healty diet, nutritional supplements, stress management, energy/touch/sex/massage, positive thinking and psychoimmunity, support systems and medications. 25 YOUR HEALTH News from teh Canadian AIDS Society's National HIV Therapies Commitee. Protease Inhibitor Ro 31-3959. Ocular Gancyclovir Implant. Ozone Therapy. Anti-fungals. 27 THE WHALES & JOHN WILKINS Remembrance.