Members of AIDS Holistics are saddened at the news that Australian author Bryce Courtenay has died. He was an important figure in the world HIV/AIDS response with his book April Fool's Day. Please click:
April Fool's Day is a 1993 novel by Australian author Bryce Courtenay. The
book is a tribute to the author's son, Damon Courtenay, a haemophiliac who ...
His whole family contributed to the book that told of his haemophiliac son Damon who died of AIDS on April Fool's Day 1991. Please click:
18 hours ago – Australian author Bryce Courtenay, who shot to fame with The
Power of One, has died at the age of 79, his family say.
He chronicled the years that led up to his son's death, particularly onset of dementia. He was infected by contaminated blood during an attack of haemophilia. These were the early days when not much was known of HIV/AIDS.
Damon had delusions that he was a famous doctor who had the cure for HIV/AIDS and being hunted by the CIA to be killed.
He believed he was the chief of the army and was in danger from CIA agents disguised as doctors and nurses at the hospital. He did not make life easy for his family. Please click:
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28 Mar 2011 – FAMILY POSITIVE LIVING - AIDS HOLISTICS. faith,
hope, peace ... CASE STUDY IN AIDS DEMENTIA ... his son Damon in about
1993. He was ...
Bryce Courtenay and family introduced the people of the Pacific to the horror of dementia. We offer sympathy to the Courtenay family and honour their contribution.
There are still people in the world not on anti-retroviral drugs who suffer dementia in final AIDS. Not knowing the cause, families in Papua New Guinea may well blame sorcery.
A common symptom is paranoia and the fear of being killed by evil people or spirits. This was demonstrated by Damon Courtenay.
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