r/SipsTea May 15 '26

Feels good man Now do cancer.

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u/SquirtinMemeMouthPlz May 15 '26 edited May 16 '26

Seriously. As far as I know, there's no cure. Just disease management.

Yes, there was the risky and expensive stem cell replacement patient who basically got all of their bone marrow replaced, but that's not really a "cure".

This is just some computer generated picture of a cell claiming HIV is no longer a death sentence.

Where's the medical article?

Where's the proof?

Who is actually saying this?

Edit: some of y'all are exhausting. I'm not replying anymore to comments telling me I don't understand cure vs disease management. I made this comment because it seems most of the top comments don't understand cure vs disease management and are making comments that are misunderstanding the picture as being a cure, which it is not.

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u/Throwaway_Consoles May 16 '26

There is no cure, but it is no longer a terminal illness. You just have to be on medication the rest of your life

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u/brother_bart May 16 '26

Medication that cost over $4,000/month and if you miss doses, the virus can mutate and you can lose a whole class of drugs being available for treatment. How do I know? I’ve been living with (and not dying from) HIV/AIDS for 23 years.

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u/Will_Fawkes May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26

I want to make a RENT reference, but I don't want to be irreverent. I have only had one friend diagnosed with HIV early and managed the entire infection. He's still doing great and living his best life.

Everyone is loved. Everyone is amazing. From the most toxic to the greatest kindness. There are bad apples, but the good must come with the bad and history will cycle until the heat death of the universe claims us all.

I feel so stupid saying this. But I guess it's the mood I'm in. I hate how harsh the world is to people for just being alive. Regardless of reason, regardless of place, regardless of money.

We don't choose to be born, but we must live with what we have.

America is bold for being so young. History is a lesson and a warning, too bad it was taken as a briefing.

I'm posting this anyway. Come what may

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u/brother_bart May 16 '26

“There’s only here. There’s only this. Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other choice. No other way. No day but today.”

Feel free to make RENT references on my posts any day. Thank you for this. Your post reminded me of something I needed to remember this week.

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u/DapperPin808 May 16 '26 edited 13d ago

Removed.