
Thursday, November 27, 2008
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![]() ![]() Tennis Player Arthur Ashe Announces He Has AIDS (1992)Ashe was the first African-American male to reach prominence in tennis and was thus a very public figure, even after his retirement, which followed a 1979 heart attack and quadruple-bypass surgery. In 1983, he contracted HIV from a blood transfusion during a second heart surgery. He kept it a secret until 1992, when a newspaper threatened to publish a story about his illness. His subsequent openness about AIDS helped combat the disease's stigma. How much longer did Ashe live? More... Discuss |
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Thanks Jessica, Wish you the same :)
cheers....
and a wonderful Thanksgiving to you as well!
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Happy and safe Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Thanks, Jess! You too!
Canadian thanks giving was in October. A native threatened to scalp me.
Spread the love!!
Thanks all! :)
@Mike-LOL
belated thnks giving jessi..hemu always late :(..
urs..hemu..
Thanks Hemu! :)
Blessings! I would like to pass on a award I created for those who share the light! Thank you for inspiring me, and helping me on my journey. Love, light, and blessings. Love, Kimmy
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving, Jessica!
Peace!
Aw, Kimmy, thanks! You made my day.:)
I will be over there soon to check it out.
Thanks Ferd! :)
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