He limped in looking like a frail bag of bones, carefully supporting his weight with the cane he clutched with his right hand. He wore an eye patch on his right eye, a tragic casualty from his cytomegalovirus infection that marked the onset of AIDS.
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This scene didn't happen in 1989. It happened last year. Dying of AIDS is something we rarely hear about anymore in the United States, but it still happens -- particularly among minorities and the poor. Often, in 2013, the seriousness of the disease is forgotten, particularly among men my age. For me, it's very real.
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This scene didn't happen in 1989. It happened last year. Dying of AIDS is something we rarely hear about anymore in the United States, but it still happens -- particularly among minorities and the poor. Often, in 2013, the seriousness of the disease is forgotten, particularly among men my age. For me, it's very real.
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