Say It Isn’t So

Say It Isn’t So

I hope that every one had a wonderful Fourth of July and that it was a really blessed one. I know that there are a lot of things that are going on in this world that can all be attributed to shear ignorance and lack of exposure. No matter how many times I hear of such things I am still some times amazed. Here is an example of what I mean. A couple says their vacation was ruined when an RV park owner told them they weren't welcome after discovering their 2-year-old foster son had the HIV virus. Last week, Dick and Silvia Glover went to the Wales West RV Park in Silver Hill, Ala., with their foster son Caleb. When the boy was banned from using the pool and showers, the Glovers said they were offered an uncomfortable and painful choice: They could either keep Caleb out of the water or leave. "We weren't sure if somebody could get the virus if the child upchucked on them or from blood or what," said Ken Zadnichek, the park's owner. "We didn't know what the risk was. That's why we asked for something from their doctor or the county health department." Dick Glover said the request for a doctor's note made it clear Caleb was unwelcome.An Alabama newspaper quoted Zadnichek as saying, "I'm not responsible for their feelings. I'm responsible for the well-being of everybody in the park. If their feelings got hurt, I'm sorry. That's the way it's got to be."Upset and dismayed, the couple left with their son. Silvia Glover said it never occurred to her Caleb's HIV status would be an issue. In fact, the matter came up in a casual conversation with a desk clerk when she told the attendant of her plans to adopt the toddler. Silvia Glover said some Americans are not educated enough about HIV."They don't know near enough, especially that children are totally innocent and represent no danger to the public," she said.Medical experts said the HIV virus is unable to spread through casual contact. "There's absolutely no way you can get HIV from a pool or a shower casual contact using the same facilities," said David Little, director of South Alabama CARES, an AIDS education and outreach organization that serves 12 counties in south Alabama. "It just doesn't happen." It is stories like this that make my spirit sad. People cant me that igonorant ummm then again I guess so.

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