Post by Jeanne Sager
Are you ready for the biggest news of 2013? A baby born with HIV has been cured of the virus. CURED. As in the little girl will not die from AIDS. As in miracles do exist! The news is sweeping the medical and parenting worlds both today as doctors from Johns Hopkins in Maryland do the happy dance (or the official researchers version of it anyway). Considering this is only the second official person to ever be "cured" of HIV -- an adult in Germany was the first -- it's big news for mankind. But what about parents? What does this say for us?![]()
Are you ready for the biggest news of 2013? A baby born with HIV has been cured of the virus. CURED. As in the little girl will not die from AIDS. As in miracles do exist! The news is sweeping the medical and parenting worlds both today as doctors from Johns Hopkins in Maryland do the happy dance (or the official researchers version of it anyway). Considering this is only the second official person to ever be "cured" of HIV -- an adult in Germany was the first -- it's big news for mankind. But what about parents? What does this say for us?