victims of AIDS the saying dont put off tomorrow for what you can do today does not apply. They have to put things off for another day because they do not have the energy to complete all of their tasks in one day.The next reaction the families and victims go through is fear, fear that they are going through something that they can not control and can not get better. It is not like going through the flu, because this virus will not get better. The families also worry about their loved one suffering and dying. Some say that they do not worry about the member dying, but how they are going to die. They wonder if it is going to be a long suffering painful death or just one that is fast and un-painful. When June goes with her son to the hospital, she feels fear: It is hard for me to see his friends who are also in the hospital. I think, whats the last time going to be like for him? Its so frightening (Bartlett, p. 91). Fear is what causes a lot of problems for the family members and victims. Once fear has set into people it can cause someone to feel uneasy about everything they do in life, and sometimes people start to fear life. When fear is this bad in a persons life they must see a doctor or therapist to seek advice or medication that will help them. As the famous quote goes there is nothing to fear in life but fear itself.B.A MayThe final emotion the families and victims experience is the feeling of guilt. The victim feels guilty for contracting the virus claiming that they should have practiced safe sex or not used drugs. The victim also feels guilty for bringing the disease home to their family members and putting them at risk for contracting it. Many people also feel guilt about the behavior that put them at risk in the first place. The behaviors that exposed most people to the virus- gay lovemaking and intravenous drug use are behaviors of which society often disapproves. For many people social disapproval is distress...
