I can vividly remember expecting to get sick at any moment, then the incredible guilt when I didn't. My Mom begged me not to visit my friends in the hospital, because we had no idea how you caught it. I know she had it rough too.
Then Reagan refused to help at all. I still honestly believe that administration was hoping we'd all just die. As flawed as they might have been, my heroes are still Elton and Liz. They seemed to be the only ones who cared enough to do anything.
It was terrible, but it did bring us together in a way that never could have happened otherwise. I never want to forget that.
My two best friends were a couple. I had rented a room from them for at one point. They died within a few months of each other. I miss them all the time.
RIP Kelly and Dana.