I spent nearly 24 hours on my bed just last tuesday, wondering if my stomach aches would ever leave me. The sickness was horrible. However, fortunate for the devoted readers of this blog, I am here, relieved from my symptoms. Yet, in reflection of my day in bed, something struck me... what if this sickness was my lifestyle.

This particular photo from Salgado, shows us the sickness. Shows us that because there is a shortage of water, these people cannot bathe or wash themselves. Imagine then the festering boil, the whopping caugh- How would you ever hope to stop it? With the water being used specifically for drinking and cooking, there is no hope in stopping it. In fact, as of the year 2000, one of the most deadliest diseases known to man has become a lifestyle. HIV, infecting more than 33 million, with about 20 million dying, has become an uncontrollable pandemic. The solutiona: prevent it from happening.

Salgado, Sebastiao. Photograph. "Migrations: Humanity in Transition [The Human Family Around The World]." Legends Online. Kodiac Professional. n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2010.