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  By Church Mouse Who would have thought that a timid and self conscious mouse like me would get up and tell my story of how HIV/AIDS has affected my life? I grew up in rural Ontario, where we planted corn, had a huge vegetable garden and pigs to feed. I think I had a pretty normal childhood.

  By Church Mouse How does someone cope with the dreaded news of being HIV positive and keep moving forward? It is 1991, AIDS is thought of as something that only gay men were getting, and certianly not women and children. I don't remember if any of the celeberties talked openly about AIDS or maybe that came much later.

  By Church Mouse In my previous blog, I apparently put the cart before the horse so to speak. In order to have my stories flow, I will share with you how I met my soul mate/best friend, Gordon. It was Halloween of 1990.

  A reflection on the past, part one: A women’s intuition By Church Mouse It is fall of 1991, I am working in a little bakeshop/cafe. Things are great, I like my job, my boss and I have just moved into a funky little apartment with my partner Gordon, in the top of a house. The reason I call it funky was because it was painted a hideous colour of hot pink with black wall paper.