
By St. Jude kids
A is for Aches that you have all the time
B is for Bad to get sick all the time
C is for Coughing
D is for Drugs that you have to take
E is for Effort for fighting your disease
F is for Fighting the bad virus you have
G is for the Good cells to fight the bad virus
H is for HIV
I is for the Immune System
J is for “Jump” for taking your medicine
K is for Keeping us healthy
L is for Long-lasting life
M is for Many, many medications
N is for Nothing can put you down
O is for Opposite people who don’t take all their medicines
P is for People with HIV
Q is for Quality of life
R is for Research to find a cure
S is for Standing out in a crowd
T is for Terrible, terrible disease to have
U is for Unique children
V is for Virus
W is for Wise kids with HIV who take their meds
X is for Xtra-ordinary kids with HIV
Y is for Youth
Z is for Zinging through life with zero illness
Reprinted from Promise magazine, spring 2004
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