resistance is fruitful

Leg is better, thanks for asking

Jonathan — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:04:17 +0000

I just completed the third week of therapy for my left leg. A combination of compression therapy, using elastic bandages, and manual lymph drainage massage has produced some promising results. The swelling is gone, the infection has cleared and all the sores have healed… for the first time in years. I only wish [...]

J Todd DeShong – Baylor Health’s online AIDS diagnostician – UPDATED

Jonathan — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:15:47 +0000

Normally I wouldn’t want to waste this much time or bandwidth on such a matter, but the questionable activities involved justify calling this insignificant gnat out. He’s finally irritated me enough that I have to swat him. Besides, I’m off my feet for a few days and have some extra time on my hands, or [...]

“House of Number” viewers agree to disagree

Jonathan — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:25:37 +0000

Two “HIV-positive” viewers with completely different opinions and experiences recommend this film. Now showing at film festivals in the U.S. and Europe. Check their website for current schedule, or sign up there for email alerts to find out when it will screen in your area.

Must-see “AIDS” film to show in KC

Jonathan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:22:03 +0000

I’ve been anxiously waiting to see House of Numbers, the most talked about documentary dealing with AIDS this year. Now the film has been booked to show at the Kansas International Film Festival next month. To get an idea of the significance of the confusing and contradictory comments made by leading AIDS researchers around the world, [...]

Help send a missionary to Oakland (updated)

Jonathan — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:10:26 +0000

I really want to attend the 2009 Rethinking AIDS conference, to be held in Oakland this fall, but am not sure I’ll be able to afford it since Michael has just been laid off from his job. Asking for money is not a new experience for me. Getting it, however is another story. My first [...]

New webcam for youtube videos

Jonathan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:21:25 +0000

I just posted a new video on youtube, discussing the LOTTI study I blogged about yesterday. Video is a new medium for me and I had such a positive response from my first video that I hope it helps get this message of hope out to more people. This second video has far higher quality, thanks [...]

LOTTI: Take a vacation from AIDS drugs

Jonathan — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:37:30 +0000

The LOTTI study, based in Italy, found that patients taking highly active retroviral treatment (HAART) for HIV/AIDS who took a "vacation" from drug treatment fared as well as those who remained on their drugs continuously. This study offers a desperately needed offer of hope for those in treatment who cannot tolerate the AIDS drugs' toxicity, or who want to avoid know side effects such as disfigurement and organ failure.

Facebook made me do it

Jonathan — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:45:02 +0000

I’ve been negligent about blogging for several weeks. I also became disillusioned with Open Salon and deleted all my posts there, which is a shame because I had developed something of an audience there. I just didn’t feel comfortable with the direction the site was headed. Their decision to place advertising on my blog that [...]

Topeka Kansas: the next Jonestown?

Jonathan — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:58:58 +0000

~ Amazing stories keep coming from Gossip Boy, an online gay publication based in Oklahoma City. His latest post reveals hints that the infamous Westboro Baptist Church Phelps clan, known for picketing funerals and carrying signs proclaiming “God Hates Fags”, may be ready to commit a Jim Jones-like farewell party. If you’re like me, you probably don’t monitor [...]

Rethinking AIDS Day

Jonathan — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:45:13 +0000

April 23 is Rethinking AIDS Day. Good thing someone decided such a day is needed, because I’ve been procrastinating and struggling to write the “AIDS Dissidence 101″ post for Open Salon, where I also blog, that several people there have requested for quite some time now. One of the biggest problem I’ve encountered is trying [...]