year to date, M.A.C Cosmetics have raised 250 million dollars for our AIDS fund. on lipsticks alone. that's pretty fantastic, and i'm so proud of my team for really pulling their weight this year and raising some funds. the photo above is from last year, and this will be my third year walking. every year the faces change, but the meaning stays the same. i had my first HIV/AIDS test this year and it wasn't scary or ackward, as much as most people tend to think it is. i was treated well, and i felt really comfortable throughout the whole procedure, and all the while it occurred to me how little i knew about the disease. i was informed of some of the staggering statistics on men, women, and children living with this horrible disease. at the end of 2008 there were an estimated 65,000 people in Canada living with HIV. Of these, around 26% were unaware of their infection. it is estimated that between 2,300 and 4,300 new HIV infections occur in Canada each year, though many of these are not reported right away. i think it should be a priority for everyone to get tested. there is no cure....but you already knew that.
BIG LOVE,
sun
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