We finally have a week off! I hope I'm not the only one excited about this! On UCF Soccer news we beat Marshall on national television as our game sunday was on CBS College Sports channel! We won 1-0! So we are on our way to UAB this weekend for our next conference game... wish us luck!
Last week I got my test results back from my OraSure test....negative! What a relief! Although I felt like I had nothing to worry about when I first got tested, the long waiting period from the initial test to the results was the worst part. I found myself reflecting on my own personal choices in the past, making my wonder if I had done everything to protect myself efficiently from this virus. I have been dating my girlfriend for over a year now and I would have no idea how to tell her if I was positive. Surely she would be positive as well. All of these thoughts went in and out of my head during the waiting period. I thought about how drastically my life would change. Would I be accepted by my family? By my teammates and friends? I simply would never want to deal with these issues. I know it would not be the end of the world if I was HIV positive, it would just make things very complicated in my life.
DID YOU KNOW>>>>>
Magic Johson announced he was HIV positive in 1991 and immediately decided to retire from professional basketball. Despite his retirement, he was voted by fans to participate in the 1992 NBA All Star game. Although he was encourage not to play in order to not endanger other players if he were to have an open wound on the court, he decided to participate. He led the West team to a 153-113 win and was crowned All-Star MVP for the game. What an athlete!
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Johnson#HIV_announcement_and_Olympics_.281991.E2.80.9392.29
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I’m so happy that we have a week off because we needed it and it sure feels good knowing that we can relax for once. I’m not much of soccer fan but good luck UCF’s soccer team and I hope your successful. I’m glad to see that your healthy and that you weren’t test for positive. Unfortunately I still haven’t gotten my results so I’m still waiting but I know that it will come back negative as well! I am a huge NBA fan and I like that you put that part of Magic Johnson in the Did You Know section because I’ve heard and seen so much about that and I think that story is inspirational especially when he made his comeback in 1995!
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for this week off! I really needed it, you're not the only one! Also, I am very happy to hear that you are healthy and negative. That would really put a spin on things with your sports and what not if you were positive. As for Magic Johnson, I didn't even know he was HIV positive until the beginning of this year! Shocking huh? I guess I just don't get out much!
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