Need for long-term care
Like so many victims of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Morgan MacDonald, 27, has had his good periods and his bad as the disease runs its course. Last month officials at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., pronounced him "well enough to walk," and spent three weeks looking for an extended-care facility that could handle his needs. They could find none. Finally, Shands got in touch with the AIDS/KS Foundation, a private group in San Francisco that helps those with the affliction. On Oct. 4, Shands paid for flying MacDonald, accompanied by a doctor and two social workers, to...
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