Kymberlyn Reed on Spoutible

I was there.

I was in SF during the height of the AIDS epidemic.

I was at SF General and saw lesbians doing for their gay brothers what even some doctors and nurses wouldn't.

Those lesbians were often the only family those men had.

ManKillah Fruitface @FruitFacedFruitKace

12:42 PM - Oct 31, 2023

12:47 PM - Oct 31, 2023

Chrissy Wolcott

@brobry

In response to Kymberlyn Reed.

i was only a kid then but i read a heart wrenching book, Borrowed Time, about the AIDS epidemic of the 80's. It really put a human face on a terrible time of our history.

06:45 PM - Oct 31, 2023

Jeff Lockard

@JeffL

In response to Kymberlyn Reed.

I was in SF at that time, not at SF General but I did see what you describe, and mourned friends, neighbors, co-workers while the Reagan admin pretended nothing was happening.

02:08 PM - Oct 31, 2023

jaye mitchell

@agirlisknowone

In response to Kymberlyn Reed.

I was in San Diego and took care of my beloved friends. Ran errands, did their laundry, cooked meals, held their hands and sobbed copious amounts of tears when they passed. I remember sitting on the edge of my friend Jimmy’s bed after he passed. I stared at his young face forever frozen at 27.

01:35 PM - Oct 31, 2023

Kymberlyn Reed

@FountainPenDiva

In response to jaye mitchell.

I lost friends, classmates, neighbors and co-workers during that time. It was surreal sometimes to see someone look perfectly fine one day, then by the end of a month start looking ravaged and skeletal.

01:47 PM - Oct 31, 2023

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