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|  Living With AIDS: Living with AIDS is no longer a guaranteed death sentence, but it's a daily battle. For AIDS patients Laurita Patten and Michael Mancilla, the physical,
emotional and mental strain is oftentimes overwhelming; even with the help of powerful drugs and new treatments. We live it every day. We dont want to talk about it all the time; sometimes, we want to forget, Patten said. Easier said than done with a time-bomb disease like AIDS. Even if the patient is able to reduce the virus to undetectable levels with triple therapy, the chance of the virus rebounding is not unlikely. May 25, 2001 Look for the 'Angel Acts': When 10-year-old Christopher Weschler's mother was diagnosed
with breast cancer, his world was turned upside down. He put his
thoughts down on paper in an inspiring message of love and hope. May 08, 2001 First Steps to Freedom: After being forced to flee Kosovo, a cripled teenager finds the help she
and her family need to thwart a debilitating disease. February 19, 2001 Hearing Things: Jeff Stibick hears for the first time after receiving a cochlear implant. September 28, 2000 Dogs That Heal: Dogs are
being trained to help all
kinds of people with
disabilities, not just the
blind, and help the sick
heal faster. July 24, 2000 One Week of Joy: Children with the rare
genetic disease,
progeria, gathered in
Washington DC for an
annual week-long
reunion. July 18, 2000 Making Eyes: Michael Stitt receives a prosthetic eye created by ocularist John Kelley Jr. April 10, 2000 Sean Elliot: Inside Game: After revealing his advanced kidney disease last July and then receiving a
transplant from his brother, NBA star Sean Elliott defied the odds and
returned to play for the San Antonio Spurs. April 03, 2000 | | |
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