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miss him so much," Sylvia says tearfully of her 42-year-
"If we don't
old son Nathan David who died of AIDS about six years
ago. When he was HIV-positive, she joined MJAC
educate the
(Michigan Jewish AIDS Coalition), then a fledgling organ-
community
ization that would enfold her in its compassionate arms as
her son's condition worsened.
about AIDS,
"I cannot find the words to tell the impact they had," Sylvia
we're lost."
says. "They were there for me; they're still there for me. M JAC
is magic. The words fit them perfectly."
Sylvia has been a dedicated MJAC volunteer for more than
six years, often coming in to the office more than three times a week. She's also become
an effective speaker in area public schools.
"I speak whenever I'm needed. I once spoke to 70 fifth-graders at Kennedy School
in Southfield. All I talked about was my son. Afterward, they all gave me a hug. I feel when
I speak to these kids that education is the most important tool."
She's also in a Detroit school once a week during the academic year as part of Temple
Beth El's reading program. And twice a month she visits two women at the Danto Health
Care Center.
But because of Nathan David, Sylvia's heart belongs to MJAC.
"My son would be so proud," she says. "I'm trying to save other lives. I wouldn't
want another human being to suffer as he did and for families to have to grieve.
"Whatever I do I just do from my heart. I don't need recognition. The message has to
go out and I'm one of the messengers."

Keri Guten Cohen

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