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73, Barbara
Stelly of Tucson,
Ariz., is just get-
ting started.
After working much of
her life as a therapist
with the Southern Ari-
zona Mental Health
Center, Ms. Stelly began
volunteering in a bat-
tered women's shelter
and with adult survivors
of sexual abuse. Nine
years ago she added an-
other project to that list
when she offered her ser-
vices to the Tucson AIDS Lt.'
Project, where she con- `,`",
tinues to work 20 hours
a week.
Mary Fisher believes
Barbara Stelly is an an-
Mary Fisher: "It can happen to you."
gel.
Ms. Stelly, and other
caregivers like her, exemplify write his state's AIDS health-care
"true brotherhood," Ms. Fisher plan; Louis Jones, a recovering
drug user who founded StandUp
says.
Ms. Fisher is founder of the Harlem, Inc., which provides
nonprofit Family AIDS Network, housing and 24-hour support ser-
Inc., which honors women like vices to those with AIDS; and
Ms. Stelly and others who regu- Janice and Saptarish Riche-
larly volunteer with persons with Boothe of Alexandria, Va., who
AIDS. In a program to benefit the opened their own home to indi-
network, together with the viduals with the disease.
Ms. Fisher, meanwhile, is
Planned Parenthood of Southeast
Michigan, Ms. Fisher will speak putting the finishing touches on
noon Thursday, May 4, at Tem- her second book, I'll Not Go Qui-
etly, a collection of her speeches
ple Beth El.
Ms. Fisher described the Fam- and photographs. It will be pub-
ily AIDS Network as an organi- lished by Simon and Schuster
zation both dedicated to this summer.
education and to honoring care-
givers.
In an effort to combat igno-
rance about the disease, Ms. Fish-
er has traveled throughout the
Mary Fisher
country. She has spoken before
leading groups, like national ed-
ucational associations, and in
The Detroit native also con-
small towns where little is known
tinues to call on the community
about AIDS.
"What I want to do is open the to understand that HIV is not a
door, which I hope will get the lo- disease confined to homosexuals
cal community going or expand- or IV drug users. Increasing num-
bers of heterosexual women and
ing," she says.
The second aspect of the pro- teens are being diagnosed with
gram, honoring volunteers, pro- AIDS, she says. "And if it can
vides an opportunity to "celebrate happen to me, it can happen to
those who take care of persons you."
She urges people to become ed-
with AIDS: the moms, the dads,
the doctors, the nurses," who ucated about safe sex and to un-
work round-the-clock and with- derstand that "AIDS, not the
people (with it), is the enemy."
out fanfare, Ms. Fisher says.
"AIDS belongs to all of us," she
Each year, a number of volun-
teers are chosen for the network's says. "And we will all, in one
National Outstanding Caregiver way or another, pay for this dis-
Award, which includes a $15,000 ease." El
4) For information about the
donation to be used promoting
Family AIDS Network, write
care giving in the honoree's home-
678 Front St. NW, Suite 260,
town.
Grand Rapids, MI 49504, or
In addition to Ms. Stelly, 1994
honorees include Jay Adams of call the network at (616) 451-
2361.
Wheeling, W. Va., who helped

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