Mercy little chicklets!!  I know  you have problems, we ALL do!  Well, your dear old Aunt Pozzie wants to help you!  Those meds got you down?  Your love made you frown?  Not sure what's safe and what is not; or perhaps you thought of something I forgot?  Your gossip is just between us two.  My advice I'm giving just to YOU!  Write all your questions, comments or woes; because my dear THIS IS JUST AS FAR AS IT GOES!!   Aunt Pozzie.

Dear Aunt Pozzie:

First of all I just have to say, GURRRRL I just LOVE your new look!  I clocked those Dame Edna glasses right off, and Tina Turner would be sooooo jealous of your new do!  I can't believe how great you are holding up at 45 (our little secret, wink-).  I just hate to complain to you but I get so down at times.  I feel very isolated and lonely.  These HIV meds wear me OUT and whatever happened to my great figure?!!  Now my cheeks (both sets!) are hollow and hanging and I have this BEER BELLY thing going on that no amount of Platex could ever tackle.  YOU on the other hand just look GORE and you've been poz for even longer than I have.  Please dear, just what is your secret?  I want the full dish!  You are just the TEE!

       signed- a real admirer,  M in CC

Dear M:

Thanks so much for the compliment.  I do spend a lot of time to acheive this look!  I would be happy to share my make up tricks with you anytime.  Personally I had lost so much weight here lately that I had to get over to the special "mundo trasho retro" sale at Goodwill and dive into that dollar rack to update my spring wardrobe.  (I found this most MAVELLOUS taffeta with lace pink and purple prom dress with red and green posies on it!!  It will look simply divine with my purple and gold pumps--but of course I digress....) Now listen love; you do NOT have to be lonely or isolated!  Get on that moped and out of your trailer once in a while and bring yourself over to our new support group!  Mercy toots, there is always something going on at STIC, MCC or St. Paul's.  Secondly, I have to agree that certain meds can move things around a bit!  In fact when filling out my income taxes this year I took a personal deduction for "TRAVEL EXPENSES".  When that cute little tax auditor asked me to explain I said, "Well hon, my REAR END went SOUTH for the winter"!!!!!  You may not believe me BUT did you know they actually sell padded undies on the net for people just like us?  I can't afford those though so just stuff a small throw pillow in the back instead.  As far as the belly goes, if you feel up to it they say that exercize helps a bit.  Personally I just never feel like getting out to the gym, and when I do go my favorite machine in the whole place is the VENDING MACHINE.  Please take care of yourself Dovie and remember what Auntie always says:  "JUST STAY POSITIVE!"   -Aunt Poz

Dear Auntie P:  I am a husband and father with two children.  I am HIV+ but my wife and kids are NOT.  I always practice "safety first" and realize that condoms provide the best safe guard against transmission in my marriage BUT some kids at school have been telling my son and daughter to be "very careful around your dad".  They say that if my children drink from the same glass as me or hug or kiss me the will catch AIDS.  I don't want my son and daughter to be afraid of me!  What should I do?

signed - Milton Melonhead from Pigpuddle, Arkansas

P.S. - I have enclosed a picture of myself and my lovely family.

Dear Melon:  Your story is so sad and I hear this all of the time!  You tell those dear little chick chocks there is absolutely NOTHING to worry about.  The HIV virus is only transmitted through blood or blood products (and even those have to find a way of direct entrance into another person's body!).  Your Ms. Pozzie here just runs herself ragged trying hard to educate people but there is still so much stupidity and ignorance about this disease.  The fact that you are being "safe" to protect your lovely wife from possible transmission tells me that you are one precious pup!  (If only my ex-boyfriend Dickie Dumbutt would have had the same respect -sigh.  He TOLD me that he was HIV negative....  Well mercy!  Anyone can SAY anything!  It is far better to be safe than sorry!) .  Now get over there and hug those cuddle cottons and tell them Aunt Pozzie sends her love too.  By the way; your family is just beau-ti-ful.  Those lassies sure take after their mommie BUT that lad is the spittin' image of YOU. - Ms. P

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