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For our May 7, Mother's Day issue, the
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Allied Member ASID

within a public school system, eventu-
ally going into administration. Music
ultimately envisions herself going back
to "volunteering" with MJAC once
she has established her career.
Although Music keeps a busy
schedule, she does manage to work
out and enjoy such activities as read-
ing (especially biographies), eating
Middle Eastern food, watching college
football, listening to '80s music
(Madonna and Aerosmith), cooking
and weekend visits to see friends away
at college.
Music often speaks at night for
MJAC and says she likes the organiza-
tion because she has the freedom to
write and test out different programs.
The information is often the same, but
the way the material is presented can
make a big difference in people's lives.
Her boss, Andrea Nitzkin, says
Music is "mature beyond her years,
and extremely capable and competent.
She is very professional and passionate
about what she is doing."
Music's friends think she has a
"cool job" and they like having a per-
[(
son to get exact answers from ... one
source they have and can feel comfort-
able with," she says. Some friends have
asked to come to MJAC events and
are starting to volunteer with the orga-
nization. She finds their involvement
rewarding.
It is important to get young people,
especially teens, involved with MJAC,
she says.
Asked if people her age realize AIDS
is not just a gay disease, she responds,
"They realize it can happen to anyone
... but, I think that people are taking
fewer precautions. I think a lot of the
news about HIV lately is inaccurate —
people think they can be cured."
Music fields many questions about
medications and whether they can cure
HIV There is no cure for AIDS yet,
but there are medication "cocktails"
that help "prolong the life of a person
... if effective," Music says. The drugs
are expensive and can have extreme
side effects. Missing one dose can
make the entire treatment ineffective.
Music stresses the importance of
testing for AIDS. The best way is for
an individual to take an anonymous
test at a free clinic. While test results
are used statistically, they are not made
available to a doctor or insurance
company.
Educating people is important to.
Music. She is quick to point out that
"MJAC is not a gay organization. It is
an AIDS organization."

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