Recovering from the Loss of a Loved One to AIDS

"We had such a normal family, three kids. I had no idea my husband was using drugs..."

"I was not only grieving the death of my lover, but wondering who who was going to take care of me.."

"I'm trying to make it and it's hard."

-- Acquiring the strength to deal with your own or another person's HIV-positive status

-- Facing the hostility that often isolates AIDS patients and their healthy loved ones

-- Hooking into a support system

-- Caring for a loved one -- spouse, lover, parent, brother, sister, child, or friend -- to the end

-- Accepting your feelings, whatever they may be, and knowing they're shared by others

-- Grieving fully

-- Finding your way back into a full and fulfilling life

-- And much more, including a valuable "Helping Hands" section of 136 sources of help and information nationwide