Comments on: Oprah in South Africa http://africa-adoption.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/oprah-in-south-africa Africa adoption news, information and firsthand accounts of those who have been there. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:56:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Holly http://africa-adoption.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/oprah-in-south-africa/comment-page-1#comment-101 Holly Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:23:42 +0000 http://africa-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/01/01/oprah-in-south-africa#comment-101 My answer is - I don't know! I hope along with paulukon that they are being screened so they can get the medications they need to live a long, productive life with "just" a chronic disease, as AIDS has become in the US. Good question! My answer is – I don’t know! I hope along with paulukon that they are being screened so they can get the medications they need to live a long, productive life with “just” a chronic disease, as AIDS has become in the US. Good question!

]]> By: paulukon http://africa-adoption.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/oprah-in-south-africa/comment-page-1#comment-100 paulukon Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:08:59 +0000 http://africa-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/01/01/oprah-in-south-africa#comment-100 Perhaps they are being screened so that the school could provide the necessary medications? I just read "There is no me without you"--a FANTASTIC book about the AIDS and orphan crisis in Ethiopia. Although drug prices have now been reduced, it's still unlikely that children will get the medications that we have the West that would allow them, with HIV, to live a full life. So I'm hoping they are screening in order to save their lives! Perhaps they are being screened so that the school could provide the necessary medications? I just read “There is no me without you”–a FANTASTIC book about the AIDS and orphan crisis in Ethiopia. Although drug prices have now been reduced, it’s still unlikely that children will get the medications that we have the West that would allow them, with HIV, to live a full life. So I’m hoping they are screening in order to save their lives!

]]> By: Veronika http://africa-adoption.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/oprah-in-south-africa/comment-page-1#comment-99 Veronika Wed, 03 Jan 2007 07:27:52 +0000 http://africa-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/01/01/oprah-in-south-africa#comment-99 On the news here, they mentioned that girls would be screened for HIV because of the high insidence of HIV in our country. Does that mean that girls who test HIV+ will be excluded? Hmmm. On the news here, they mentioned that girls would be screened for HIV because of the high insidence of HIV in our country. Does that mean that girls who test HIV+ will be excluded? Hmmm.

]]> By: Sandra Hanks Benoiton http://africa-adoption.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/oprah-in-south-africa/comment-page-1#comment-98 Sandra Hanks Benoiton Tue, 02 Jan 2007 09:18:57 +0000 http://africa-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/01/01/oprah-in-south-africa#comment-98 Oprah's been getting loads of flack in the adoption world lately, mostly for what boils down to not having a firm grip on the acceptable language and speaking from the heart without understanding ... or possibly not caring ... how that puts some people's backs up.<br /> <br /> The celeb template is so subject to manipulation, and so not real in any real way, and so many have a strong agenda in how they push it.<br /> <br /> Although I think personally picking out tiles and putting big O's on everything is overkill on the involvment side, my hat is off to her for putting her money where her O is, and for setting up something that may actually have real impact down the line. Oprah’s been getting loads of flack in the adoption world lately, mostly for what boils down to not having a firm grip on the acceptable language and speaking from the heart without understanding … or possibly not caring … how that puts some people’s backs up.

The celeb template is so subject to manipulation, and so not real in any real way, and so many have a strong agenda in how they push it.

Although I think personally picking out tiles and putting big O’s on everything is overkill on the involvment side, my hat is off to her for putting her money where her O is, and for setting up something that may actually have real impact down the line.

]]> By: Tana W. http://africa-adoption.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/oprah-in-south-africa/comment-page-1#comment-97 Tana W. Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:36:21 +0000 http://africa-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/01/01/oprah-in-south-africa#comment-97 Think what Oprah and Angelina could do together. If Angelina could talk Oprah into donating a third of her income (as A does), that would be amazing. I don't watch Oprah, but I think she's a decent human being. <br /> <br /> Maybe it's trivial, but I do wish she'd embrace natural hair. ;) Think what Oprah and Angelina could do together. If Angelina could talk Oprah into donating a third of her income (as A does), that would be amazing. I don’t watch Oprah, but I think she’s a decent human being.

Maybe it’s trivial, but I do wish she’d embrace natural hair. ;)

]]> By: Mary Owlhaven http://africa-adoption.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/oprah-in-south-africa/comment-page-1#comment-96 Mary Owlhaven Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:10:59 +0000 http://africa-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/01/01/oprah-in-south-africa#comment-96 Neat story, Holly!<br /> <br /> Mary, mom to many Neat story, Holly!

Mary, mom to many

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