0 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 3, 1988 Hayne Continued from Page 1 the ever-lit cigarette. At 28, he com- plains about the chronic fatigue he feels from AIDS. Hayner also suffers from recurring bouts of bronchitis and has had to fight stomach parasites and thrush, a fungus inside the mouth. He undergoes a full battery of tests every month when he sees his doctor at University Hospitals. In the future, he is likely to de- velop full blown-AIDS where the immune system can no longer pro- tect the body from life-threatening cancers, viruses, and pneumonia. Hayner tugs gently on his right ear, a nervous gesture, as he talks about his past. Three years ago, he was persuaded by his lover to be tested for AIDS. Hayner tested positive; his lover - who had felt sick at the time - did 'not. The two men split up and have not been in touch since then. "When I found out I was positive, I panicked about the whole thing. I didn't know who to tell, what to do, where to go. I was very suicidal. I was in all this denial, and very secre- tive. I really thought it was consid- ered a disgrace to die of AIDS," he says. His brown eyes are as direct and unfaltering as the manner in which he speaks about himself. He says that he contracted AIDS from being sexually promiscuous. "Never hearing my parents telling me that they loved me or anything, I turned to being promiscuous. That's the only time I heard 'I love you'," he says. At first Hayner told his family that he had leukemia because he could not bring himself to tell them he had AIDS. "I don't hear from my family that often. They don't treat me any differ- ently really. And just because I'm sick and possibly dying, they still don't have that much to do with me," he says. The first year after the diagnosis was the roughest one for him. Forced to quit his job as a home health care aide, he had to apply for Medicaid and Social Security disability. He lived in a 12-by-12 room that he shared with his black and white cat named Tie. "I was really pretty sick at the time. There were days when I couldn't get out of bed," he says. Though Hayner has since moved to a studio apartment, he is still strapped for money. He receives $342 a month from Social Security dis- ability which must pay for rent, electricity, phone bills, and trans- portation. His monthly food budget consists of $31 he receives in food stamps. "And you have to fight like hell to get it," he says about collecting public assistance. And a persistent fighter he is, say members of the support group. It is from him that they have learned to take control of their lives - whether it is arguing with doctors over alter- native drugs or wading through state bureaucracies to collect checks to help pay exorbitant medical bills. Though AIDS has bittered Hayner - he does not laugh as much any- more - it has not made him any less caring towards others, says Ty- tar, his longtime friend. One FRIENDS member recalls the time Hayner came to his apart- ment in the middle of the night to nurse him when he he was sick with a 104-degree fever. "He was there to take my temperature every half hour, to cool me down with water, to get a hold of my doctor because I was having hal- lucinations at the time. He really got me through. I really feel like I owe him something now." Before Hayner was diagnosed with AIDS, he had planned to return to school to get certified as a Registered Nurse. All of Hayner's energy is now di- rected towards raising money for FRIENDS. "People aren't real generous when it comes to helping people with AIDS," he sighs. In fact, many people in the com- munity are intolerant of people with AIDS. Hayner has had his life threatened and has received anonymous phone calls telling him to leave town. But it is the more subtle reactions - like people moving away from him in restaurants or avoiding him on the streets - that makes him feel the most isolated and alone. At times Hayner even feels like a pariah when he goes to gay bars. "I was a very popular person, but I'm not popular amongst those folks anymore. And that hurts because those are my own kind, those are my own," he says. The alarm on his watch beeps - it is time for him to take AZT. the See Hayner, Page 3 Every Student Deserves INBRIEF~ Compiled from Associated Press and staff reports Official lobbies court for railroad worker drug tests WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court, confronting drug testing in the American work place for the first time, was urged by Attorney General Dick Thornburgh and his top courtroom lawyer yesterday to uphold mandatory tests for many railroad and Customs Service employees. The importance attached to this pair of cases by the administration was underscored by Thornburgh's participation, marking the first time that an attorney general appeared before the high court since President Reagan took office. Thornburgh said the case was about railway safety and the hazards created by use of drugs and alcohol by those in charge of trains. The eventual rulings by the court, expected sometime in 1989, will not deal with drug tests for private employees. But the decisions could have an important psychological impact on whether businesses will demand that their private workers undergo such tests. Polish shipyard workers rally POLAND - Yesterday Lech Walesa told a rally of almost 10,000 workers at the Lenin shipyard that Solidarity and a government-backed union will cooperate for the first time to try to keep the shipyard open. The rally took place on the first workday since the government re- vealed its plans to close the yard on Dec. 1, citing economic reasons. The move was denounced by activists as a deliberate blow by new Prime Minister Mieczyslaw Rakowski aimed at his longtime nemesis Solidarity. Rakowski has denied this charge. "We are united by this single goal - saving the shipyard," said Walesa. Walesa said he believed Rakowski's decision to close the shipyard has ended hopes that the round-table between authorities and the opposition on Poland's future could begin soon. However, he said that at least for the moment, he is ruling out the possibility of a strike. Bush, Dukakis trade barbs George Bush said yesterday that voters should pick a president who reflects their hopes and dreams for America and proudly proclaimed, "I ain that man." At a rally in Minneapolis, Michael Dukakis urged supporters to "keep pouring it on and pouring it on" in a drive for an Election Day upset. "There are millions and millions of voters out there who haven't made up their mind" the governor said. Vice President Bush was joined by Gerald Ford in Grand Rapids for a rally. He criticized his opponent saying, "It seemed like he appeared on every television show except 'Wheel of Fortune.' You see, he was afraid Vanna might turn over the L-word." Bush said. Meanwhile, a survey of Michigan voters-released yesterday showed: 48% support a proposal on the state ballot to end tax-funded abortions in Michigan, while 41% opposed it and 11% were undecided. Marcos released on bail NEW YORK - Imelda Marcos' quest for a benefactor ended yesterday when tobacco inheritor Doris Duke agreed to put up the $5 million needed by the former first lady of the Philippines to secure her: bail on racketeering charges. The Marcoses are charged with racketeering, accused of plundering. $103 million from the Philippine treasury, funneling it to foreign bank accounts and using it to buy prime New York City real estate and art. Duke's lawyer, Donald Robinson, said the 95-year-old Duke is "happy to help a friend. She believes she (Mrs.Marcos) is innocent because she knows that Mrs. Marcos didn't commit any crime." "This is a no-lose case." Mrs. Marcos told the New York Post. "But if I do not win, I do not believe I will be sentenced to jail in America. I will be sent home to be jailed in the hearts of the Philippine people." EXTRAS ACLU defends right to campaign for George Bush WAYNE (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union says it will join a Wayne woman's battle for the right to display a George Bush campaign sign on her front lawn, despite Bush's attacks labeling Democratic opponent Michael Dukakis a "card-carrying member" of the ACLU. On Monday, Wayne officials ordered Rose Mary Miller to remove the Bush-Quayle sign by 2 p.m. today because it violates a city ordinance banning signs in residential areas. But Miller, a preschool teacher who supports the Republican; presidential nominee, called the ACLU for help.. "We've argued this before with the city and have gotten nowhere," Miller said. 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