The Queen‟s Award for

Voluntary Service 2006

Registered Charity Number 900089 October 2011

*Tues 4 Oct 11am-12noon

„Chat „n‟ Chill‟ (free)

Female only support group

*Weds 5 Oct 11am-12noon

„Talk2Men‟ (free)

Male only support group

*Thurs 6 Oct 11am-12.30pm

„Peer Support‟ (free)

Come to give and receive support in a Service User only support group

*Thurs 6 Oct 1.15pm

„Service Users Lunch‟ (£2.50)

Come and have a bunch of munch with the munch bunch…

*Thurs 6 Oct 5pm

„Birthday Steering Group‟ Please come along if you are interested in volunteering to help organize our 25th birthday party later in the month…

*Thurs 13 Oct 11am-12.30pm

„Peer Support‟ (free)

Come to give and receive support in a Service User only support group

*Thurs 13 Oct 1.15pm

„Service Users Lunch‟ (£2.50)

*Thurs 20 Oct 1.15pm

„Service Users Lunch‟ (£2.50)

*Thurs 27 Oct 1.15pm

„Service Users Lunch‟ (£2.50)

*Sat 29 Oct 7pm

25th Birthday & (free)

Halloween Party!

Let’s celebrate 25 years of BPD’s service to the community. Music, Entertainment, Buffet and Drinks.

Events…………

„...is this in black & white? Tell us your email address to

receive a colour E-newsletter!‟

Let’s Celebrate 25 Year’s Service!Let’s Celebrate 25 Year’s Service!

Diana, Princess of Wales House 24 Lorne Park Road

Bournemouth

Dorset BH1 1JL

Tel: 01202 297386 Fax: 01202 290385

24 Hour Helpline: 01202 311166 Internet: www.bodypositivedorset.org Email: mail@bodypositivedorset.org

Can you believe it? This September sees our silver Jubilee! It's 25 years since Philip Hawkins and his supporters founded Body Positive Dorset.

. In that time, we have supported hundreds of people affected by HIV in Dorset, raised awareness and fought stigma. We are now the only HIV support centre in Dorset and an authority on HIV related matters. These are things of which we should all be proud. . Since the charity was formed in 1986, the reality of life with HIV has changed dramatically. Treatment has improved beyond recognition giving a much brighter outlook and quality of life to HIV+ people. There is still plenty to do if we want to reduce stigma and discrimination and we look forward to the next 25 years. Who knows... will we see a cure in that time. ................................................... . 25

th Anniversary Party is booked for Thursday 29

th

September at Branksome Arms. Organised by Service Users for SU’s partners, friends, trustees, staff and anyone

...and if Body Positive Dorset means a lot to you, remember to volunteer to help with this very special World AIDS Day in our jubilee year. World AIDS Day is on 1st December and we are looking to mobilise an even bigger band of intrepid fundraisers than last year! So please get in touch to volunteer... Thank you

This month’s

food for

thought:

‘The first step toward

change is acceptance.

Once you accept

yourself, you open the

door to change. That’s

all you have to do.

Change is not

something you do, it’s

something you allow’

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Will Garcia - Daily meditation for 15th Oct from

‘The Colour of Light’ by Perry Tilleraas

24 GP Service

Did you know that you can access a GP 24 hours a day? Using the GP out-of-hours service is an easy way to get treatment throughout the year. All GP‟s across Dorset offer an “out-of-hours” service by calling 0845 600 1013 when your doctor‟s surgery is closed. So, it is not necessary to go to the Emergency Department at your local hospital if you need to consult a GP. By calling 0845 600 1013 you can save yourself a lot of time waiting a r o u n d a t t h e Emergency Department and you would be helping to free up time for other patients, some of whom might be facing l i f e - t h r e a t e n i n g situations.

Caroline is

leaving...

It is with sadness that we announce that Caroline will be

leaving us on 25th October to take up a position at St Anne’s.

We would have liked to have been able to keep Caroline at Body

Positive Dorset but we could not compete with the package, including

development and progression opportunities, offered by the NHS.

Caroline says that the decision to leave was a very hard one.

Caroline has worked tirelessly at Body Positive Dorset for over 2 years

and has had a significant impact on the quality of services we offer and

on the lives of several individual service users. We would like to take

this opportunity to thank Caroline for all her hard work on behalf of

Body Positive Dorset. She will be greatly missed by us all but we

expect her back, shaking a tin for us, on World Aids Day ......Or else!

We wish Caroline the very best for the future. X

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HIV News Corner...................................................................... Are Scientists Another Step Closer to an Effective HIV Vaccine?

The study showed that almost three-quarters of participants had developed HIV-specific antibodies 11 months after vaccination. Over a third developed one type of T cell that fights HIV, called CD4+, while over two-thirds developed another, called CD8+.

Overall, 92% developed some sort of immune response. However, that is not the same thing as being protected from HIV infection: the response could be inadequate to provide protection. Prof Esteban acknowledged the vaccine was at an early stage, describing it as "promising". The next step is to test it in people with HIV to see if it works as a "therapeutic" - reducing the viral count.

The researcher was optimistic, saying: "MVA-B vaccine has proven to be as powerful as any other vaccine currently being studied, or even more. "If this genetic cocktail passes Phase II and Phase III future clinic trials, and makes it into production, in the future HIV could be compared to herpes virus nowadays."

By that he meant HIV could become a "minor chronic infection" that only resulted in disease when the immune system was otherwise compromised.

HIV could be reduced to a „minor chronic infection‟ akin to herpes, scientists developing a new vaccine have claimed.

Spanish researchers found that 22 of 24 healthy people (92 per cent) developed an immune response to HIV after being given their MVA-B vaccine.

Professor Mariano Esteban, head researcher on the project at the National Biotech Centre in Madrid, said of the jab: "It is like showing a picture of the HIV so that it is able to recognise it if it sees it again in the future."

The injection contains four HIV genes which stimulate T and B lymphocytes, which are types of white blood cells.

Prof Esteban explained: "Our body is full of lymphocytes, each of them programmed to fight against a different pathogen.

"Training is needed when it involves a pathogen, like the HIV one, which cannot be naturally defeated".

B cells produce antibodies which attack viruses before they infect cells, while T cells detect and destroy infected cells. Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Raise money for Body Positive

Dorset by recycling your inkjet printer cartridges with Wise

Recycling Ltd.

It’s that easy! There is a new collection point in reception so taking

part is more convenient than ever!

LucLucLuc---key key key Raffle... Raffle... Raffle...

Tickets on sale in Reception NOW!

Get Lucky... Buy a ticket and cross your fingers!

The Lucky Winner gets to choose

either £50.00 cash or the chance to

try and open the Grand Prize Safe

Monthly winners will be announced on the news page of our website:

www.bodypositivedorset.org

40% of ticket sales money will be put in the Grand Prize Safe as prize money and will accumulate over time. Promoter: Richard Erven, 424 New Road, Ferndown, BH22 8EX. For full details please contact us on 01202 297386.

Mary is available from Monday to Thursday Treatments available include:

Sports Remedial Massage ‘...correct muscle & postural imbalances’ Holistic Massage ‘...full body massage using nourishing oils’ Indian Head Massage ‘...upper back, arms, neck, head & face’ Reiki ‘...balance & re-energise’ Thai Foot & Leg Massage ‘...a massage from feet to above the knee’

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Holistic Hands

24hr Helpline:

01202 311 166 Dorset’s only 24 hr

confidential HIV helpline

Contact Details...

Phone: 01202 297 386

Fax: 01202 290 385

mail@bodypositivedorset.org OR support-

worker@bodypositivedorset.org

www.bodypositivedorset.org

Centre Opening Hours:

Mon - Thurs: 1.00 to 7.00

Mary is an ITEC Diploma Member of the .... Federation of Holistic Therapists .

Now EVERY Thursday!

Service User

Lunches

Don’t be a Lemonhead

...come to Service User Lunches now every Thursday at 1.15pm. Please sign up with reception in advance. Price: £2.50pp

Two ways to get stuck in:

1. Help organise the 25th Birthday Halloween Party

2. World Aids Day Street Collection

Brainiac‟s Quiz...

Here are the answers to last month's beastly brain-teasers... remember there were no prizes!

1. Alibi

2. Republic of Haiti (Canada is not a

republic and French Guiana is an overseas

region of France!)

3. Tricolore

4. Kamikaze

5. Luka ('My name is Luka', Suzanne Vega)

6. Roots

7. As an airship dock

8. Da Vinci's Mona Lisa

9. 1990

10. Theatre or acting

Snippets..... Snippets..... Snippets.....

Webpage of the Month:

www.amnesty.org.uk

is a...

“

...non-political campaigning organisation whose

mission is to defend the human rights of

individuals. Like Body Positive Dorset, 2011 sees

a landmark year for Amnesty International. 50

years since Peter Benenson started Amnesty

International, there has never been a great need

to defend Human Rights; By way of example, it

may surprise you to know that there are more

slaves alive in 2011 than there have ever been in

the course of human history.

Amnesty International says ‘We are ordinary

people from across the world standing up for

humanity and human rights. Our purpose is to

protect individuals wherever justice, fairness,

freedom and truth are denied.’

This means promoting general awareness of

human rights and also opposing more specific

abuses of human rights.

So how can you help?

Go to the above website and register with

Amnesty International

Donate what you can afford

Register with the Protect the Human online

Human Rights project

Register to receive Urgent Actions from

Amnesty International which means you will

write letters calling for the Human Rights of

specific individuals.

Quote of the Month:

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“

25th Anniversary...

a celebration of love as bright and enduring as silver

Anon

Service User Contribution:

My Time

I am writing of spare thoughts Which comes to my mind

Friends who I have known for a while They make me laugh and have a joke

I have support of others that care Understand and just being here

In a safe place Like a home

Everyday except on Fridays When the centre closes

And weekends too Open from

13.00hrs - 19.00hrs

Thursdays they have support groups About confidential stuff

Medication All kinds

Sometimes A friend who in the same situation

As myself

Willing to listen About our health concerns

At their most Sometimes at our worst

I like it here Over a chat to others

On a cuppa or having a biscuit Down to the last crumb

Going like dust

My time Is time

my own writing poetry At my best

From the heart

HIV+ Finding my true potential

Finding my freedom Finally finding my true self

Of reality And having great friends!

Andy J. Palmer

“Dear Delilah...” Body Positive’s Resident Agony Aunt

Delilah is ready to lend a friendly ear & to offer her advice. Quirky Questions, Silly

Scenarios & Deeper Dilemmas are all welcomed. So if you would like Delilah to

answer your question, whether it’s light-hearted or serious, why not drop Delilah a line.

“Dear Delilah...

Congratulations to all those involved in Body Positive

Dorset for a successful 25 years! As we will be

celebrating a special at Body Positive Dorset, I thought

a question about ageing with HIV would be timely!

In short, how does HIV affect the body as we age?

‘Wrinkly’ in Wareham

Delilah says...

Thanks for an extremely relevant question!

Ageing can be a positive process where our life

experiences help us to develop and become more

secure in ourselves. Many older people lead healthy,

active and exciting lives and living with HIV should

not impact on this.

Over time, our bodies gradually lose strength, although

we now know the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and

exercising as we age. This means that older people now

lead healthier, longer lives than before.

As we age our immune systems make less of the

specific T cells needed to respond to new infections

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and develop immunity after a vaccination. This is why

it can generally be harder for older people to recover

from illnesses and why they may not develop

protection after an immunisation.

HIV causes the immune system to age faster than it

should, meaning that younger people with HIV can

have 'older' immune systems. As a result, the immune

system to become inflamed.

Because of this there has been a rise in the number of

younger HIV positive people having with 'age-related'

diseases and health problems such as cancers, cardio-

vascular disease and osteoporosis. At the same time,

there are now more older people living with HIV

experiencing age-related diseases.

Although no-one can stop the ageing process, we can

make changes to our lifestyles which will help keep

our bodies stronger and healthier into old age. These

inc lude s topp ing smok in g , exe r c i s ing

more and improving our diets, as well as managing

our HIV well.

Living with HIV can be an added complication as we

age, but improving our general health can prepare our

bodies for a happy, healthy older age. Delilah