Former First Lady Barbara Bush died yesterday at the age of 92. During her first year, Bush used the first lady's spotlight to dispel a myth about AIDS. She spent nearly an hour at a Victorian townhouse near the White House where infants living with HIV were being cared for. She was photographed cradling the babies.
At a time when there was misinformation and hysteria about AIDS patients, Barbara Bush did her best to dispel myths and offer compassion: "You can hug and pick up AIDS babies and people who have the HIV virus" without hurting yourself, she said. "There is a need for compassion."
At a time when there was misinformation and hysteria about AIDS patients, Barbara Bush did her best to dispel myths and offer compassion: "You can hug and pick up AIDS babies and people who have the HIV virus" without hurting yourself, she said. "There is a need for compassion."
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