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Me too, Pru. Big hug to you and best vibes that I can muster to your brother.
Kind of a weird and sad day today all around. I found out that one of my very early clients passed away recently from complications related to HIV, and it just broke my heart. He was such a fun kid, and I've known him since he was in tenth grade. Used to do his hair for drag comps, which were a total blast. His mom and I were friends until we had a falling out a few years ago; it was she who stopped by to tell me and I know it had to have been hard for her. It was as if we had never argued, and in between laughter over the outrageous things he used to do and anger over his horrible end I felt like we were able to reconnect as if it were yesterday. I'm still incredibly shocked- he was a small guy, but so vibrant and so sure of himself. It turns out he'd had HIV and didn't know it for at least ten years, but it was only discovered after he contracted a type of pneumonia specific to HIV sufferers that anyone found out. His mom loved him so much, and it just seems so wrong for her to have to bury her baby. While I'm very sad about it all, I'm glad she reached out and I'm ashamed to have let some stupid petty fight come between us. She's an awesome mom, and he was an equally awesome son.
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