Melissa was part of the “Be Here for the Cure” campaign in 1993. She was 21 yo. She’s still here, more than three decades later. Sometimes, when the present makes me sad or scared, I think about the courage that those young people had to stand up and fight — for their lives — against the stigma.

It’s true. He looked like that til the end. He tried so hard to stay but when he didn’t want to eat anymore I knew it was time.
What can ya do the price we pay for loving these perfect little beings. ❤️

It’s worth it.