Ha! Bad news sends me on an upward spiral of words, good news sometimes leave me numb. Obama has lifted the HIV ban to HIV+ persons entering the US. Five months after my ‘accident’ ordeal at the Vancouver airport, it is now gone – however, who knows what bureaucratic hoops I will have to jump through to clear my name. My emotional reaction: numb. And the words of Dixie Chicks twirling in my head: “Forgive, sounds good; Forget, I’m not sure I could. They say time heals everything…but I’m still waiting”. I am still waiting for that cloud to be lifted from my shoulders, some wait for years.
