Carol benefits from being able to provide information that can support people who need it

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The benefits for myself is that I value the information I have given of myself to people that do need it. And, you know, there’s – I benefit that way. And, basically it’s just about being a human, giving human input, giving experience… and, well. The benefits. It’s just something I like. I like doing, I like being a part of, if it relates to me, if I could be valuable, yeah. That’s where I benefit from it. It’s not really the stipends we may receive really are not that great, you know. I’ve even told researchers, if it’s whatever topic, if it’s our commonality, why don’t you take us on as researchers, too? To do the research and development, setting it up into the system or dealing with like-minded people, people that have the same issues and that, because that also makes people more comfortable sometimes. Women, who do become pregnant and that, I’ve had women forwarded to me to give my input, you know? But a lot has to do with your lifestyle. Yes, you could have a child now being Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), but you don’t do drugs, you consider your lifestyle and that – many times, if you want to be healthy, you have to live healthy, because what you put on or in your body will have an effect on your wellbeing.

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