tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573877618016771215.post2311336879082115320..comments2024-03-28T02:27:31.826-04:00Comments on No Going Back. There Is Only Forward.: My Reinstatement RequestLivingPositivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02034634232000076109noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573877618016771215.post-19084275520169524732012-04-29T13:24:11.611-04:002012-04-29T13:24:11.611-04:00jess!
SO eloquently written. Of course we support ...jess!<br />SO eloquently written. Of course we support your decision on reinstatement. I wish you the best of luck! <3stephAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573877618016771215.post-24605756968723673322012-04-25T16:02:32.884-04:002012-04-25T16:02:32.884-04:00To the Anonymous poster who claims that PC does no...To the Anonymous poster who claims that PC does not reinstate people who recover from mono........ you are wrong.<br /><br />While serving in his 1st year of PC my son got mono, was treated in DC, passed all required medical exams and returned to his host country within the 45 days of his med evac period. The remainder of his service he was healthy as a horse.<br /><br />So you are misinformed. I am pretty sure PC reviews each & every medical case individually and the outcomes vary.<br /><br />So Jessica, keep moving forward with your efforts to be reinstated. May the power of prayer keep you healthy and get you back to Zambia some time this calendar year. In the meantime continue being the wonderful HIV/AIDS spokesperson you have become.<br /><br />A concerned readerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573877618016771215.post-81941956816280401952012-04-24T06:19:36.349-04:002012-04-24T06:19:36.349-04:00Although your desire to return to service is under...Although your desire to return to service is understandable and commendable, there are valid reasons that HIV+ volunteers are not serving. It has nothing to do with stigma - it has everything to do with the quality of medical care available in our countries of service, compared with that in the US. While your viral load may be stable now and your CD4 count is high, there is the possibility that you will get sick while serving, and have to be medevaced again. There is also, realistically speaking, the chance that you will infect someone else (sorry if you don't want to hear it, but it is real - you got infected). If you were to do so, that is a lawsuit waiting to happen for PC.<br /><br />I will be surprised if PC reinstates you, as they do not reinstate people who have recovered from Mono, or who had knee surgeries, and yours is a far more serious illness. You mention the impact your blog has had on people, and that you have applied to be an Outreach Specialist - these are perhaps what you should focus on, and let go of the dream of finishing your service. We all have dreams we must release, as much as it breaks our heart to do so. You can have an impact in the US, continuing to do the things you have been doing. Focus on the now, and the future, not on the past. It would be a shame if you were to get hung up on going back, and not see the good you are doing, and can continue to do, in your current role.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573877618016771215.post-69348841662875586362012-04-23T21:58:11.515-04:002012-04-23T21:58:11.515-04:00Good luck! I hope you get approval to return. I wi...Good luck! I hope you get approval to return. I will be starting Peace Corps service in June in Swaziland and would love to meet you if you're in Zambia!blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586505734061570665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573877618016771215.post-28480536357734556882012-04-23T20:24:45.155-04:002012-04-23T20:24:45.155-04:00I think this a wonderful idea. Go back and fulfill...I think this a wonderful idea. Go back and fulfill your dream. You are a role model for all, with or with HIV. Don't give up.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001409777445168902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573877618016771215.post-83679847572374931922012-04-23T16:29:37.279-04:002012-04-23T16:29:37.279-04:00Prayers that you will be reinstated. Keep us post...Prayers that you will be reinstated. Keep us posted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573877618016771215.post-48695190460360734592012-04-22T23:51:22.432-04:002012-04-22T23:51:22.432-04:00Congratulations and good luck Jessica! You are doi...Congratulations and good luck Jessica! You are doing wonderful things for Peace Corps and they are lucky to have you as part of the organization. : )Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956367235404300646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573877618016771215.post-25419597169509415502012-04-22T23:14:40.775-04:002012-04-22T23:14:40.775-04:00Wow! You are amazing Jess. Your commitment is real...Wow! You are amazing Jess. Your commitment is really inspiring - to be ready to re-instate just six months after being medically separated. <br /><br />Many others have packed in the towel on Peace Corps at that point. I admire you a lot :)duckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457124470736040951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573877618016771215.post-28813430549230992552012-04-22T17:33:40.521-04:002012-04-22T17:33:40.521-04:00Congrats, I hope you'll be able to return on y...Congrats, I hope you'll be able to return on your timeline and complete what you originally started with PC. I also hope you'll continue to document your adventures once you return to Zambia!Rachel Bhttp://www.theaccidentalfreelancer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573877618016771215.post-83306331167398403202012-04-21T17:51:32.290-04:002012-04-21T17:51:32.290-04:00As a former PCV to Namibia, I can completely under...As a former PCV to Namibia, I can completely understand your need to finish what you started. I have been following your blog and it has questioned my own training about HIV/AIDS during my pre-service training. Goodness knows, I made a very similar choice to you while I served. I have wondered a thousand times since then how I could have possibly walked away from the poor choices I made without having contracted HIV. The loneliness a PCV feels is unknown to anyone who has not walked in our shoes and it certainly leads our lonely hearts to make choices that we might not have otherwise. However, being a PCV truly is an amazing experience and I wish you the best of luck with your reinstatement request. They would be silly to not take you back... the knowledge you will take back with you will have an amazing impact on the people you will touch in Zambia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573877618016771215.post-36718700192070194452012-04-20T16:02:05.927-04:002012-04-20T16:02:05.927-04:00I think you could do so much good in Zambia. Peop...I think you could do so much good in Zambia. People are so afraid to admit they are HIV postive and you can be a role model for so many people in Zambia, the US and elsewhere. I look forward to continuing to read your blog when you return to Zambia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com