Wow, this is my first time blogging! I never really thought that I would blog at any point in my life, but I guess if its a requirement for a class, then I don't really have a choice! First I'll introduce myself. My name is Matt Urbano and I am a Junior student-athlete here at UCF. I am on the UCF Men's Soccer team and really enjoying it! I am a Communication Sciences major and plan on being an SLP later down the line. Seriously though, everyone who reads this should check out the UCF Athletics website to check out our schedule and show your suppport at the home games! You might even get a free t-shirt or autograph! School is finally starting to wind up (homework and assignments that is), so time management is going to be very important in keeping up with practice, traveling to away games, and keeping my grades up.
Over the past 2 weeks I've dealt with some interesting concepts in this course. I have never heard of either thrush of PCP in the past, but doing the two simulations really put the severity into perspectice. To be honest, I have felt the affects of the PCP simulation in the past being an athlete. Doing fitness for soccer, I have felt the numb extremities and shortness of breath many, many times. Having this sensation on a regular basis would really suck. I am really looking forward to the next few assignments, as I don't know much about HIV/AIDS.
Ok for my first post? I'll keep working on it!
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Nice first post, Matthew. You just may learn to love blogging and start one for your love of soccer.
ReplyDeleteI want you to read the post I made on the website under the blogging discussion topics about choosing an interest for the semester and blogging about it all semester long. Since you are interested in soccer perhaps you would be interested in researching HIV and sports. There is much you could tell the other students about how HIV has affected the sports arena. For instance you can't box if you are HIV positive because of all the blood that can be spilled. What famous boxer found out they are HIV positive?
I look forward to reading your future blogs.
Good evening Matt. I too, am new to blogging. I think you've done a great job for a first(ever) blog. Teach had a good idea about researching HIV and sports. I'd love to find out more about that. After those first two simulation, I knew this course would be quite an experience. I hope to enjoy finding out what more you'll be learning and posting into your blogs.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Good luck this season!!!
Hello Matt, I feel the same way in that we have learned interesting concepts so far after these two weeks. I also didn’t know what PCP or thrush were until we had to do those two assignments. I think we all have had the simulation of having PCP at least one time in our life. Formerly playing basketball for high school, I know how it is to condition for a school sport though I know soccer conditioning must be extremely exhausting. I agree that it would suck to have this condition and have to deal with it in a consistent basis especially if you’re an athletic type and like to be active. A lot us are lucky to have good health because we could be the one’s having this illness in real life rather than writing about our experiences from the simulations.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in California (2007-2009), I attended an HIV support group, and one of our members was a professional soccer player from Mexico. He didn’t know that he had HIV until he was in the hospital with an AIDS diagnosis. He is on disability now, but wants to figure out a way of working, perhaps coaching soccer teams. He is a very strong person, especially considering that he was brought back from the brink of death.
ReplyDeleteHe has a lovely teenaged daughter, who is HIV-, and she would attend many of our social functions. He initially hid his diagnosis from her, but finally fessed up. She took it much better than he expected. All of this though, shows how AIDS WILL change your life.