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A Hard Silence
- One Daughter Remaps Family, Grief, and Faith When HIV/AIDS Changes It All
- De: Melanie Brooks
- Narrado por: Melanie Brooks
- Duración: 10 h y 11 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3
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In the mid 1980s, Canada's worst public health disaster was unfolding. Catastrophic mismanagement of the country's blood supply allowed contaminated blood to be knowingly distributed, infecting close to two thousand Canadians with HIV. Among them was Melanie Brooks's surgeon father who, after receiving a blood transfusion during open-heart surgery in 1985, learned he was HIV positive. At a time when HIV/AIDS was misunderstood and public perception was shaped by fear, prejudice, and homophobia, victims of the disease faced ostracism and persecution. Wanting to protect his family from this stigma, Melanie's father decided his illness would be a secret they'd all keep.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heart-wretching and raw!
- De JM en 03-25-25
- A Hard Silence
- One Daughter Remaps Family, Grief, and Faith When HIV/AIDS Changes It All
- De: Melanie Brooks
- Narrado por: Melanie Brooks
On the Edge of this Family Secret
Revisado: 08-11-24
I grew up in the 70s-80s and remember feeling worried and empathetic about the AIDS epidemic. However, it also felt far from me.
*It was in this author’s house and kept secret!*
I cannot imagine. And then the church’s response…
I 💗 memoirs and this one kept me on the edge of my seat with its well-crafted movement and language through this unfortunately true family story!
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