Losing David (Sweet Goodbyes)

by Alida E. Young

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Kim Roberts has just moved from Jamesville to Somerset, and she faces all the ordinary problems: getting used to a new school, living in a new home, and making new friends. But Kim can't get used to one new thing in her life: She has AIDS, which she got from a blood transfusion. Forced to leave Jamesville because of the horrible treatment she received from her schoolmates and neighbors, Kim vows not to let people in Somerset know about her illness. Then Kim begins counseling sessions at a show more place called Hope House. There she meets David, a young volunteer with leukemia, whose help and love give Kim the courage to enjoy life while she can. But when David becomes dangerously ill, Kim wonders how long she can hold on to her newfound happiness. show less

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Kim became HIV-Positive after a blood transfusion following a car accident seven years earlier. Once the news was spread through her school no one would speak to her. As her condition deteriorates her parents move closer to Hope House, a home and outpatients unit for children with terminal illness. Kim attends a new school and, to avoid the pain of her previous school, she doesn't tell anyone she is developing AIDS. Kim is in a state of denial about her condition. But David, an outpatient and volunteer at Hope House, helps Kim see her way through. Kim is doing okay until a young patient dies, followed soon after by David. The lessons David had passed on to Kim help her survive.

Oct 22, 2008

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