: LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Former National Basketball Association star Magic Johnson was outraged Friday after two Minnesota radio talk show hosts accused him of faking that he had contracted HIV, which can lead to AIDS.
Chris Baker and Langdon Perry of station KTLK questioned whether or not Hall of Fame hero Johnson, who led the Los Angeles Lakers' "Showtime" dynasty of the 1980s, was being truthful when he disclosed in 1991 that he had contracted HIV.
"Magic faked AIDS," Perry said.
"You think Magic faked AIDS for sympathy?" Baker replied.
"I'm convinced that Magic faked AIDS," Perry said.
"Yeah, me too," Baker said.
"I'm not sure why," Perry added. "But I'm pretty sure he faked AIDS. Because he's the only cured AIDS guy ever."
That exchange Wednesday prompted a response statement from Johnson, 49, on Friday that was reported by the Los Angeles Times.
"I am extremely disappointed in KTLK in Minneapolis," Johnson said. "I am outraged that Chris Baker and Langdon Perry would minimize such a serious and deadly issue.
"Millions are dying from HIV/AIDS and the fact that they would make jokes about my status is unbelievable.
"Chris, Langdon and KTLK should use their power in a more positive light by encouraging people to get tested for this disease instead of making up such ridiculous lies."
Johnson guided the Lakers to five titles before his 1991 retirement and made two comebacks before calling it quits for good in 1996. He was also a member of the 1992 US Olympic gold medal "Dream Team".
I am one of those people that doesn't believe he ever had anything. I can't say why he "faked" it..but I know my medical training tells me his *** should have been dead or at the very least extremely ill. Has anyone ever heard of him going into the hospital at any point for AIDS related illness?? He is not above the public finding out something like that..think about it.
YOU KNOW... NOW LET ME SAY THIS.. I WOULD HOPE HE WOULDN'T DO THAT.HOWEVER, HE DONE HAD HIV SINCE THE FAT BOYS WAS POPULAR AND HIS AZZ GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER. NOW FACT IS HE GOT THAT PAPER THAT CAN GET HIM THE BEST DRUGS OUT THERE AND HE EXCERCISE YADA YADA.. BUT UM.. MAYBE HE GOT THE CURE AND AINT SHARING? MAYBE HE DIDN'T HAVE IT? I DON'T KNOW BUT ITS LOOKING KINDA SUSPICOUS TO ME....HEY MAGIC COME CLEAN BRUH AND GIVE ME SOME FREE PASSES TO THE SHOW *** ITS A RECESSION.HEY REMEMBER HE HAD THAT TALK SHOW? LAWWWWWWWWWWD HAVE MERCY
NOPE PEOPLE! HE DID SAY HE HAS AIDs.... NOT HIV!!
AND YEAH NOW THAT YA MENTIONED IT I ALSO THINK HE'S FAKEIN THE AIDs, I THINK MAYBE HE HAS THE WORST POSSIBLE FORM OF HIV, BUT DUE TO THE MEDICATION HE'S BEEN TAKIN, IT REALLY HELPED HIM SURVIVED THIS LONG. OTHERWISE HE WOULD HAVE DROPPED DEAD MANY YEARZ AGO.
OH GOD PPL YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LOOK SICK WITH HIV!!!! THOSE WHO ARE REALLY ILL LOOKING HAVE FULL BLOWN AIDS!!!! MAGIC HAVE HIV, THATS WHY IT SRTRESSED TO GET TESTED SO IF YOU DO HAVE HIV YOU CAN LIVE A LONG TIME AND HEALTHY IF ITS CAUGHT EARLY!
AND I CANT BELIEVE SOMEONE ABOVE ME SAID HE HASNT LOST WEIGHT AND DONT LOOK LIKE HE HAS AIDS WELL IF WE COULD LOOK AT SOMEONE AND TELL THEY HAD AIDS IT WOULDNT BE RAPIDLY SPREADING AS IT IS!
I dunno if anybody even remembers the Ananda Lewis show, but I remember that he was on there and declared that there was not an ounce of the HIV virus in his system and that he was cured..
je ne sais pas.
He's contradicted himself a few times on national tv. It reminds me of the boy who cried wolf >>>
Hello everyone Magic johnson had HIV. I agree with some of the other post that Magic would not waste his time lying about HIV and going through all of the humiliation he went through at that time. Yes, there is a cure that the media will not tell you about, because of two big pharmaceutical companies over still fighting over the patent rights. When I was in college my professor disclosed a newspaper article that was never published for the mainstream audience to view instead this article was securely kept in the Detroit News library archives. An African scientist discovered the cure in Africa from a plant that has inteferon which fights HIV/Aids deficiency. So, someone like Magic who has the money to buy the cure bought it and it is cured. There has been others who have testified in various media outlets that were cured as well. So if you have the money you can get the cure. As for the conservative radio hosts there are probably just jealous of a rich powerful black man like there are of Barack Obama. Vote Nov. 4, 2008
Wow, some people just don't know what to say on here....
Anyway, he IS HIV positive. And the fact that he's had it for so long doesn't necessarily mean that it should have escalated to AIDS by now. Iknow people who have had HIV ever since they were very young kids, and it never escalated. Some of ya'll need to read up on this and do your research before you say something that sounds totally stupid.
OBVIOUSLY NONE OF YOU PEOPLE ON HERE KNOW ABOUT HIV OR AIDS. BECASUE THERE ARE NUMEROUS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD HIV AND AIDS FOR YEARS AND STILL LOOK GOOD BECAUSE THEY TAKE THERE MEDS PROPERLY AND TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. THE REASON I KNOW THIS IS BECAUSE I WORK IN A INFECTIOUS DISEASE CENTER. SO I DONT BELIEVE MAGIC IS FAKING HES JUST DOING WHAT HES SUPPOSE TO SO IT DOESNT GET WORST.
Some people are just so ignorant. AIDS and HIV are not the same thing and just because he has HIV doesn't mean he has to look sick. I agree with pooh9 if so many people looked like they had HIV people wouldn't keep getting infected. he is living a healthy life becasue he is taking care of himself. Why in the world would anybody want to fake having the HIV virus? Come on now sympathy what did he need sympathy for that's ridiculous!! Ugh people just make me sick with their comments
Ain't noboby tryna lie about no mess like that. And there are people who have been HIV positive for 20 years and still appear healthy. Each case is individual and it depends on the current health status of each person and how their body responds to treatment, as well as what treatments the have access to. I'd be *** as hell if I was him. Having an incurable, deadly disease is nothing to make light of!
dude doesn't look just healthy, he's downright FAT. i agree, he either lied about having it (maybe he was a paid spokesman) or he paid for the cure. i feel bad for the people that think he's got it and simply taking care of himself. learn to read between the lines yall, there's a lot of smoke and mirrors out there to keep your minds off of the truth.
This is some deep convo...
*** Gregory said YEARS AGO that Magic was on some fake sh*t when it came down to his HIV status. Not sure what the hell the brother has...But I do know that in some rare cases, people can be "carriers" of HIV, and able to transfer it to others, but not be afftected by the virus themselves.
But that said, I DO think it it MIGHTY SUSPICIOUS that his wife, Cookie, or whatever her name is has NEVER had the virus, has even went "raw" with this fool and then had kids? WTF? I really don't understand this. Did the doctors take his sperm, "rid it" of the virus then implant the seed in his wife afterwards to make their babies???
I smell a rat somewhere. Like dude said earlier, a lot of "smoke and mirrors" going on.
Because of the new medicines people are living longer without getting full blown AIDS. Look how healthy Easy E looked 2 weeks before he died. This stuff is real and what the heck having money can buy the best medical care. I know he has one helluva drug *** that keeps him looking like that. I know someone living with HIV and is healthy as a horse.
------------------- Life's a beyotch and then you die!!!!
blackexec:
You mean to tell me that [SPAM] can't cure AIDS or HIV? Geez, y'all might be getting a few requests for refunds.
Seriously, I've been saying that magic has been lying for years. It's all about sympathy. That *** was getting old and needed something to retire off. Hence the entire empire white people love magic!
While there is no real cure for HIV, the medications that exist can do a good job of suppressing the virus, to the point where it won't show up in the infected person's blood-work. I know this from experience, as my mom had it.
Until we look at his medical records, why make assumptions about him and his health? He's never appeared to be looking for sympathy. It's been the opposite in fact. His attitude has always been, "I have HIV, but it's not going to hold me back."
LilyRae924 He has had "HIV" for almost 2 decades it seems. If he really ever had HIV it would have turned to AIDS years ago and he would have been dead a loooong time ago! He either lied or got the cure that the gov have been hiding --------------- You have a point there. I think the government has cures for many diseases, but if you don't have the money you won't get the cure. I can't wait to Obama gets in office, he will focus greatly on healthcare and diseases!
SEANBOOGIE Flag post BE SERIOUS PEOPLE
IF THERE WAS AN CARE FOR AIDS
PEOPLE WOULD BE FCUIKN ALL OVER THE PLACE
WITH NO FEAR OF DYING OR GETTING SICK
THATS WHY THE CURE IS NOT AVAILIBLE TO PEOPLE
HOW YOU THINK MICHAEL JACKSON STILL HERE............ --------- I don't agree. If it was a cure, I don't believe that EVERYONE would *** like crazy. It is still MANY God-fearing people who believe in the word, and have one partner along with morals and values!
I think it would be very stupid of him to reveal something so magnanimous and deadly and have the world turn against him (remember when he first revealed this, people turned their backs on Magic). Additionally, his own 'boy's were afraid of him because they knew that for years Magic AND them had been having unprotected *** with lots of girls over the years. As a singer and in a group which was very active in the 80's/90's, I personally saw much of this sexual cat-and-mouse going on with the ball players. Magic got plenty of his share- while Cookie was still in Michigan attending school. She knew also that he was 'busy'. Magic also got saved a while after. Now, I know many people do not believe in this - but I do! He had hands laid on him and the people in his church prayed for him and he claimed his HEALING from this disease. Yes, he continued to take the medication and Yes, he had the finances to get all he needed - but we believed that he was only HIV-infected - but did not have full blown Aids. Furthermore, the love and continued care from his wife, his family and his church and involving himself in service to others, I believe has increased his life on the earth because he is obeying God - and is walking in the will of God. It is true. IF you have the faith of a *** seed, you can ask what you will and it will be done according to the power that worketh within you by the Holy Spirit. He is not the only one cured of this disease - there are others who have been cured-they are just not on the forefront. Faith in God is real.
My guess is Magic Johnson has great health benefits and he's also very educated on his disease. Not many people understand HIV/AIDs and of course their not sitting on money either. Radio host comments are really asine. I mean neither one of them can't back up what their saying about Magic.
No hate in '08!
Flag post SEANBOOGIE Flag post BE SERIOUS PEOPLE
IF THERE WAS AN CARE FOR AIDS
PEOPLE WOULD BE FCUIKN ALL OVER THE PLACE
WITH NO FEAR OF DYING OR GETTING SICK
THATS WHY THE CURE IS NOT AVAILIBLE TO PEOPLE
HOW YOU THINK MICHAEL JACKSON STILL HERE............
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AIDs is not the only disease around my brotha. Even if there was a cure, why would anyone be dumb enough to risk breakouts and flare ups?! That sh** is nasty as hell and no people wouldn't be fuggin like crazy if their constantly walking around wit a d*ck that look like a burnt hotdog and *** that look like roadkill!
Skyneska,
I agree with you with prayer, faith, proper medication, and good health habits can contribute to being healed. I still believe that there is a cure for HIV/Aids from a plant found in Africa from the research conducted in my college course. All through history it has ben proven that the government has withheld cures for polio (back in the fifties), cancer (now), and etc. for capital gain. Rich pharmeceutical companies and the government allow innocent people to die every day so they can make billions of dollars for so called research when in fact they've had the cure along time ago and wait to actually to release it.
First, of all Magic LOVED playing basketball, so why would we FAKE this illness and end his career early when the previous year he had just taken his team to the CHAMPIONSHIP and they were prepared to go back the following year!
I do not think he faked having an illness, but before you comment on ANYTHING in life get some facts together first! OR you sound IGNORANT!
In 1991 Magic tested positive for HIV NOT AIDS!
He shows no symptoms, because of his health regimen, diet, and the medications he takes (to try to keep the virus under control he uses a combination of antiretroviral drugs. This combination therapy is termed HAART or Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy. The "drug ***" that make up a HAART regimen combine the power of multiple drugs to block multiple targets in the HIV life cycle HAART regimens can cost an average of $1,000 per month or more depending on the source and type of drugs administered, plus he is considered what the medical industry refers to as a "NON PROGRESSOR"
Which means his symptoms do not progress as fast or at all as someone who is considered a "progressor" in effect he could just be called a carrier of the illness.
He is the size he is, because since he no longer is a professional athlete he takes steroids which help his health stay above level, also helps fight HIV for some reason, and as you know increase your muscles size within your body.
Now, you don't really think Magic is the only professional athlete in pro basketball that is HIV positive, no merely one who had the HEART to come forth and be honest about it! And there is a reason for this, GOD used his status as the GOLDEN BOY who could do NO WRONG in the eyes of AMERICANS as a tool to get the fact that this illness can get to ANYONE at ANY TIME! And it is logical to believe that since MAGIC accepted his fate that GOD HAS BLESSED him, his wife does not have it!, there child she was carrying does not have it!, and now he barely has it ALTHOUGH he does still have HIV!
I cannot afford to be schooling people every week, so please once again think and read before you write, type, or speak, thank you!
Magic never had AIDS it was just part of a government conspiracy theory to kill off the black man and he played into it. The early 90's was around the time HIV/AIDS became a major issue in the black community and government needed a guinea pig to make African Americans feel like it was okay or not bad to contract the disease b/c "he" has it so what makes me different from him.
Eazy E (R.I.P.) contracted AIDS around the same time and died a couple of years later. If Magic really had AIDS how come Cookie never contracted the virus in two decades. Also NBA players were not signing large contracts in the late 80's or early 90's that would allow one to have the type of bread Magic has. He was paid off by the government.
this is what i heard...
magic johnson was paid to fake aids and be the poster boy to get people to get out and get tested....then people (black people) would get tested and the doctors are telling them that they have it...after that the doctors would give medicine to help "cure" your aids...but! the medicine actually gave off the exact symptoms that aids is supposed to have....look up AZT=Death...that is the medicine that is given to hiv positive black folks...it is used to create a genocide to kill all or most african americans...that medicine is the acutal aids because you never even have the symptoms for aids until you actually take that medicine...seriously google it,there has been research on it for years!
now thats just what i heard....and it was pretty convincing to me...i too believe that magic doesnt really have Aids...if he did lord forgive me and bless those who do have it...but you cant say it isnt questionable seriously.
Thank you DaRealDeal34!!!
These two Minnesota radio talk show hosts are idiots!! Magic claimed to be HIV positive, not that he had full blown AIDS. We are seeing HIV positive persons live A FULL LIFE EXPECTANCY with modern antiretroviral therapy, an excellent diet, stress reduction and appropriate exercise. !
*** IDIOTS.....ONLY THE DEVIL WOULD LIE ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT....MAGIC HAS DONE NOTHING BUT MAKE PEOPLE AWARE AND DONE GOOD TO BRING AWARENESS TO ALL.... HE MAY NOT HAVE REACHED ALL IN ORDER TO CONVINCE FOLKS PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR LIFESTYLE..BUT THERE HAS BEEN MANY THAT CHANGED THEIR BEHAVIORS BECAUSE OF MAGIC...THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LYING DEVIL TO ME!!
If indeed he did have HIV/AIDS to begin with, he definitely isn't cured. I don't care how much money he has! Let me go ahead an put my medical training down...The fact of the matter is, the HIV or AIDS virus can hide inside your internal organs, thus giving the appearance that you are cured. You still have it though. If he had the virus, he can eat healthy and get all the top knotch meds to slow the progression of HIV into AIDS, but over 2 decades?...I'm a lil curious about that one. At some point in time he would have had some sort of hospitalization, even if from a cold. Keep in mind, his immune system is much weaker than the average, no matter how good his drugs are. If he said he had full blown AIDS, I don't know if he actually meant AIDS or if that was during the time that even HIV was called just AIDS. If he had AIDS during that time, then he would have definitely been in the hospitalization due to his illness at some point in time. When your T-cells hit below 200 (when you go into full blown AIDS) there's not a whole lot of time left for you, and I do stress again, no matter how great your drugs are!
Some misinformed people out there...
First he never had AIDS, he was diagnosed with HIV...Which, as much as people want to run around like chicken littles, is an illness someone can live a long life with just so long it is discovered early and properly treated....
Second, given the ridiculously high rate of false positives (something they don't tell you with these HIV "statistics"), for all we know, it very well could be true....
I learned about HIV in one of my classes and the name mentioned a lot was leading expert Dr. Mellman, Magic's personal doc. Let's just say money can buy almost anything...including a man who dedicates his life to studying the habits of every one of those little HI viruses in your body.
Time *** (lots of) money my friend.
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****No Pun Intended to those who suffer tremendously from this disease****
I've never believed this dude ever had HIV/AIDS. Look @ the time he "supposedly" contracted hiv the Lakers were unstoppable. That whole team *** near took different directions while they were a Dynasty! I believe it had a lot to do with Las Vegas and the big time betters...the MAFIA in general. Magic was paid off just like the rest of the talent that left LA Lakers during that DYNASTY. Magic being the prominent star got the bigger piece of the pie by becoming HIV/AIDS international spokesperson. The money that he is responsible for people, organizations, & groups having contributed is astonishing on Magic's behalf. Also when he made that statement that evening with the breaking news, his wife was PREGNANT & her & the baby tested NEGATIVE...HOW IS THAT SO! Then boom he has all kinds of businesses and huge investments and investors in his back pocket...the pay off!!! Like was said by someone above me the man has never been hospitalized for any serious illnesses or such, STtr8 Bologna Magic!!! I got to say though that it work & he did what he was "HIRED" to do...BRING AWARENESS TO THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE! Trickery yes, but it worked. This country has some of the BEST Trick Masters & Trickologists ever known to man, so no it doesn't surprise me one bit.
*I've had a family member that had contracted the disease & pasted away from it so I know the effects it takes on the human body*
1st of all Magic has $$$ people. He has the virus HIV but not full blown AIDS. His is not that bad because he is in shape and takes immaculate care of himself and also Magic has money and access to a lot of drugs and overseas help that we cannot afford. It's not that he does not have HIV its just that he still has a lot of T cells which is keeping him so healthy
@ yungohard
I see people still running their lips without knowing facts, I asked you nicely, please stop typing if you have no idea what you are talking about.
During Magic's ***.B.A career he started investing in all types of business, he made numerous contacts being that he played in one of the biggest advertising markets in the United States and all types of business men and women would attend Laker Games and after parties.
One of his first investements was 50% of Pepsico. maybe you have heard of them they are the makers of Pepsi Cola soft drinks and other products, that is where he started making his money.
PLEASE google stuff before you write or don't write anything, because you make yourself look ignorant!
I don't know what to believe. True he has money so he has the so he can buy the best treatment money can buy and there are people who have lived with HIV for 2 decades but if you have ever seen anyone who has lived with HIV for that amount of time you will notice that they age well beyond the years because of the drugs that are out to keeping them are live are also aging them. Not only have I seen this first hand because I know someone who has it but ABC News even did a story about this a while back.
Besides the fact that Magic looks better for his age than some people without aids does strike me as odd. And the problem with experimental drugs is that they have side effects. I have never personally heard of him suffering from any side effects. Not to mention what was once experimental drug back in the day are now common practice so why is it that he isnt suffering with the same problems if he had his hand on the drugs that are use to treat HIV today way before most people had them.
With all of this said I dont know everyone with HIV or AIDS and I cant say for sure that he doesn't have it or he does. I cant see him lying about it because why would he ruin his name like that. I think with everyone who post today their is some ignorance and I would hope that some who lives with it or are regular basis will post and straighten us out.
I personally don't think that Magic was ever HIV positive. I believe he was misdiagnosed (he was given the wrong test results). I work for a medical lab that is known nationwide and performs diagnostic testing. It does happen. Tubes get mislabeled and sometimes are not caught. I believe Magic's doctors gave him the test results for someone else, which explains why it is not in his system. I think by the time his doctor's realized the mistake they made, it was too late. Magic had already announced to the media he was HIV positive. Also, my family is from Zimbabwe, Africa, where having HIV/AIDS is so common. I know first hand how HIV/AIDS affects people. I have had 4 immediate family members die of the virus. One if these people was my aunt, who ironically was the head nurse @ the University of Zimbabwe and was in charge of HIV/AIDS awareness. She contracted it from her husband. She had access to all the top drugs because of her position. She used to get her medication shipped from here(The USA). And even with this she lived about 4 years with the illness. She passed away in 2000. He husband is still alive and but is sick as hell. He is not healthy looking at all.
Some of y'all need to be educated, FOR REAL. First off, HIV leads to AIDS. Secondly, HIV can become latent, which means that it can be hidden. This can last between 2 weeks and 20 years. Could it be that Magic's HIV is latent? Possibly.
Now, I don't see what exactly he'd have to gain by lying & saying that he is HIV positive. It's pointless. Magic does have HIV not AIDS. Also, his money is buying him the best medical care that anybody can buy. Now why his son or his wife wasn't infected, I can't really explain that, but stuff like that happens. It's rare, but you can't discount this happening b/c it's rare. He didn't have his daughter b/c she's adopted. Bottom line: He's probably in the latency period, he's getting the best treatment for his money, and you don't see him when he does have has his bad days.
Magic is only 49, he doesn't look that unbelievably great for a celebrity. Yes, he looks well, but if you know what to look for, it's quite clear he has taken some antiretroviral meds.
The HIV meds these days are not as damaging to the looks(lipoatrophy/lipodystrophy) as they used to be. Many people live long productive lives these days.
What makes you think he hasn't had any complications, you think EVERYTHING makes it to the tabloids? He probably hasn't has any major HIV-related or AIDS defining illnesses, but that doesn't mean it has been a walk in the park for him.
As a wealthy man, he is also able to afford the best health care money can buy and as an HIV activist, he knows what he must do to keep himself healthy. I doubt he is out drinking and drugging excessively like so many others.
If he does or has suffered any facial wasting or lipodystrophy, there are FDA approved facial fillers these days. Hardly anyone with a certain amount of income has to walk around with the "look of AIDS", these days.
I know many long-term(15+ years) HIV survivors and they have had their ups and downs, but look healthy.
Also many black people are what's known as late presenters, they don't find out their HIV status early on. Many find out when their immune systems have already been severely compromised, so, of course, they suffer from more complications.
This is the importance of testing, which is what Magic has always pushed for. It is very important to find out so medication can be started when needed and lifestyle changes can be made.
A good HIV specialist will also be aware of medical trials etc. So, it is possible that he was on some of the better meds long before they were widely available to the public.
Crack, meth, weed, other drugs and excessive drinking, are often associated with a high viral load, the inability to remember to take meds, heart disease, liver failure and other complications. I doubt Magic is hitting the pipe, guzzling bottles of Patron weekly, smoking endless blunts and forgetting to take his meds.
To the person in the medical field, I'm surprised you don't know all this already. Some training might be needed.
It is very important that we, especially as Black people educate ourselves. Less time on MTO and more time doing a bit of lifesaving research online might help.
The information is all out there, if you take the time to be informed. AIDSMEDS.COM, thebody.com and a few others have a wealth of information. Check them out, you might learn something and be able to help yourself, a friend, loved one or others in the community.
Knowledge is POWER!
@ hotamale
I'll rephrase my statement: HIV can lead to AIDS. For the majority of infected people, it will lead to AIDS. Now to say that it's scientifically proven that it doesn't lead to AIDS is a false statement b/c you're making it sound like it totally doesn't lead to AIDS. I've read that statements similar to yours have been proven to be invalid.
Also, as far as his wife and baby go, there are many serodiscordant(1 positive, 1 negative) couples in exactly the same position.
Even if his wife were positive, which she is not, 98% of babies born to HIV+ mothers are uninfected. The mothers are given treatment during pregnancy to stop the virus from being passed on to the baby. Many couples whether one partner is HIV+ or both are now having children.
My female best friend has been HIV+ for 18yrs, she is healthy and has a child. Has it been easy? No, but she looks after herself and has never had an AIDS-defining illness.
FYI - because we are all human and slip up every now and then, if you think you have put yourself at risk, eg had unprotected *** with someone who might be HIV+, get to the clinic within 72 hrs.
Most major cities now offer PEP(Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) treatment to reduce the chance of contracting HIV, after being exposed to it. It is not 100% guaranteed, but has been widely available for quite a while. It used to be offered to those in the medical profession etc, but has been available to the public for a while.
We need to take advantage of what's out there, HIV is very REAL.
Stay Healthy
I am not going to judge him for whether he faked it or not. He did say years ago that he has been taking the medication and that when tested there were no signs of a low cell count. There have been rumors that he was faking it, that he bought the cure, etc... Left Eye Lopes mentioned in her *** before she passed there is a man in Honduras who is known for curing people with the virus known as HIV. Whether that is true I don't know either. However I do believe the government started this disease to reduce the population and they also have the cure for it as well. Don't believe everything you see, hear and read as hoffa once said : Misdirection. Look outside the box!
@Cocaine1980 statement
"And I thought this niqqa died 3 years ago, oops" ************************ You had me crackn up. You crazy.
Anyways if the man does have HIV/AIDs its a blesing that he has survived this long and is doing so well. However it is strange that the media havent spoke of him ever being sick or anything. I once had a young patient with AIDS and he said some of the side effects of the medications alone made him sick and want to stop taking them. But MJ always looking healthy no matter what.
oh, I like him as businessman this time around - A Staffing Agency. NICE!
And on the HIV/AIDS thing. Well, he never said he had full blown AIDS, just HIV...As far as him faking that...I mean, he could play because there was a fear that he would get cut and would infect other players...why would he do that to his own career?
But I don't really know anymore, there is so much supposed undercover crazy mess supposedly going on in this world. (sounding cynical and paranoid). lol
that is where they are wrong. I PERSONALLY KNOW SOMEONE WHO was HIV pos.. AND NOW IT IS BARELY DETECTABLE IN THEIR BODY.. DOCTORS ARE AMAZED AT THIS.. AND GUESS WHAT. ITS DUE TO HERBAL REMEDIES, NOT HIV MEDS THAT DOCTORS MAKE A KILLING FROM PRESCRIBING... so its possible that it cannot be detected in Magic... so know the truth about aids. and also. IT WAS NOT STARTED IN AFRICA. the first man to be diagnosed with aids was in new york city!! it started killing off *** men, then those mother *** took it to Africa and gave the africans ***, making them believe the *** was for another sickness they had, when the gov. was *** them up with the hiv virus... the gov tried to wipe out the black race.. but im still here...
@ DaRealDeal34
Since you know so much and act as if you know Magic personally when did he make his first business investment.
So I guess google also told you all the contacts that he made and with whom. Some people think they are so intelligent and don't even know the half. Next time you're on google search government conspiracy and educate yourself on some of the issues my brother.
I AGREE...IF HE HAD HIV THEN HE DOESN'T ANYMORE....LOL! THEY HAVE A CURE, BUT THEY DNT WANT US TO KNOW CUZ THEY WANNA KILL US OFF!!MAGIC HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THE CURE AND OTHER PPL IN THE INDUSTRY HAS BOUGHT IT TOO IM SURE....EAZY E DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE CURE! AND LOOK WHAT HAPPEN TO HIM....DEAD!
This is a response to Lilyrae924 see this is why we need to pick up a book and read sometime He is HIV positive sweety that means you can live with being positive as long as it doesn't turn into full blown Aids see thats why is wife was not hiv positive you can live as long as you are taking the medicine and doing what the doctors are telling you one more time he is Hiv positve people he does not have full blown aids and you can live with that as long as you are taking your medicine now aids you take the medicine to live a little longer and after a while that stops working cause your immune system has *** all the way down not trying to be funny just trying to educate cause i love my black brothers and sisters
You can't contract AIDS from HIV if you have the *** of medicine that is available to fight it off, which of course costs a lot of money. Magic just happens to be one HIV person who can afford the medicines and any updates to the drugs that doctors and AIDS research comes up with. His money is keeping him AIDS free and alive.
A well known gospel singer named Dwayne Woods said he was cured from the HIV virus. So, again I say if you believe and have faith,God can heal you. Also, I believe that if you don't have the money or access to buy the cure then proper diet, medicine, and health choices can help you to live longer. God is the number one reason anyone can be sick and healed the next. You can't always go on just the doctor's words alone. There was a study done at Providence Hospital near where I live two floors were tested for 90 days. Both floors consisted of cancer patients and sickly people with miscellaneous illnesses. On one floor the people believed in God, gospel music was played daily throughout this floor, ministers came out to pray with the people, and all of the people recovered or was much better health wise. On the other floor the people were not believers, there was no music, no praying, and most of the people died instantly. So I believe it truly depends on the individual, their faith, and how you live your life. Anything is possible and with that being said I think Magic is healed of the HIV virus.
@ej_4_u U got that right!
Loveybrown: I'm glad you're overstanding our government! And the man your refering to is Dr. Sebi (YusefX already said), the US told him he was crazy because he wouldn't give the details of his cure (and why should he, so the white man can profit from yet another black discovery), therefore they kicked him out of the US.
It's about money, there's no money in a cure. So keep the people sick and we'll just make sure they live a lil longer. Gotta love that... the (European) American way!
My sister was diagnosed with HIV 17 yrs ago and is still healthy and hasn't contracted AIDS. People get some education when it comes to this situation. I have know people to be cured of HIV. I don't feel anyone would make up such a horrific lie for sympathy. I think these talk show host need to report real news, and stop gossiping like little girls.
