At just after 7 a.m. my inbox "pinged" and here was Advent Challenge Number 1.  I opted for the third choice because, being totally honest, it was the easiest to do today.  I'm not proud of "throw money at it" as a response, but it was an honest one, and hopefully will bring joy to a child in very difficult circumstances.

Amazingly the 'copy and paste' from the email seems to have worked perfectly with links and everything!!

It was in the 1980s that I, like most of my generation, became aware of HIV/AIDS and all the wrongly attributed stigma that arose with it, because it seemed most prevalent, at least in white, Western Europe among certain people groups.

Medical advances mean much better outcomes for those affected, but there is still a long way to go to erradicate this cruel disease and the myths that still surround it.