Lean On Me
Lean On Me
A trusted tool, an ugly reminder
by Hank Trout
It’s tiresome manipulating a cane in one hand and an umbrella in the other. It...
My Miracle-Free Rock ‘n Roll Resurrection
Lazarus Lite
My miracle-free rock ‘n roll resurrection
by Hank Trout
Leon Russell, not Jesus, brought me back from…well, from not-quite-dead-but-damn-close.
I started to use a wheelchair a...
New AIDS Memorial T-Shirt Raises Funds for SAGE
A Stylish Fundraiser
Adam's Nest sells new AIDS Memorial T-shirt to raise funds for SAGE
by Hank Trout
Instead of my usual curmudgeonly kvetching about my health...
Finding a Replacement for Your Physician
Doctor, Doctor
Finding a replacement for a trusted hiv physician is no easy task
by Hank Trout
What do you mean, you’re retiring at the end of...
No Retreat, But Surrender?
One would never know to look at me now that, from 1992 through 2004, in a gym that I set up in a large...
Facing Mortality Head-On
Contemplating the End
Letting go and facing mortality head-on
by Hank Trout
For a handful of months now, I’ve been contemplating a decision that I know many...
Thanks to Whom?
When people discover that I have been a committed atheist since the age of nine (blame Methodist Sunday “Bible School”), they often ask, “Well,...
The Horror Show in Washington
Halloween always reminds me of the curious fact that we all enjoy being scared. Whether it’s watching campy Bela Lugosi or Boris Karloff movies...
The First Loss Is the Deepest
Do You Remember Your First?
The first loss is the deepest, the hardest, the scariest
by Hank Trout
Every long-term HIV survivor on the planet has stories...
Pride In Spite of It All
For the first time in the thirty-eight years since I moved to San Francisco in 1980, I didn’t attend the Pride Parade and Celebration...
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Plague Years: Review
Plague Years
A Doctor’s Journey through the AIDS Crisis
Ross A. Slotten, MD
University of Chicago Press
Reviewed by Hank Trout
In 1992, a commissioner on the Chicago Board...
