Nearly 15 years ago, Christopher Pazdernik was diagnosed as HIV positive during a routine checkup. On Saturday, they’ll join about 2,000 others at the AIDS Run and Walk Chicago to give back to the community for the support Pazdernik has received.
Nearly 15 years ago, Christopher Pazdernik was diagnosed as HIV positive during a routine checkup. On Saturday, they’ll join about 2,000 others at the AIDS Run and Walk"I just carry an immense amount of gratitude for the people who came before me, especially during the crisis of the AIDS epidemic in the ’80s and ’90s, and people who fought so that I could have not only the actual medications that keep me alive but also affordable access to them," Pazdernik, 37, said.
"It’s our one time of the year to come together to honor the past 35, 40 years of this epidemic and how far we’ve come, to memorialize the folks that we have lost over that time, to celebrate the folks that are with us and the folks that are thriving with HIV being HIV positive," said Madeline Miley, the foundation’s director of events and special initiatives.
"These community organizations are so important, especially for young people, to have a place to go to get connected, to get tested, to know their status, to get connected to care and to have resources to navigate living with HIV if that is the new reality for them," Pazdernik said. "I just had so much support in those early years, and I don’t know what I would have done without it.
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