"I like to say that AIDS is a terrible disease that you must take seriously. I did nothing wrong, yet I'm being made to suffer like this."
"No-one laughs at God at MGH" the broker remembers a fellow patient stating. This statement profoundly affected him and renewed his faith, particularly during his recovery.
A fresh injection of about 150 foreign officers arrived in Haiti this weekend to bolster an international security force charged with reigning in the powerful and well-armed gangs that have inflicted so much misery on the country for months. But if the past is any guide this latest infusion is unlikely to make much of a difference.
"It's critically important to recognize our neighbors that don't get a lot of acknowledgment," said Frederick Shack, the CEO of Urban Pathways, which runs drop-in shelters, supportive housing and outreach programs for unhoused New Yorkers.