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When the eye is invaded by the herpes virus, it can cause several different damaging symptoms. Dr. Zhu and colleagues wrote in a recent study that "The most common culprits of herpetic eye disease are the herpes simplex virus (HSV), varicella zoster virus (VZV), and cytomegalovirus (CMV).

Nothing Personal here.....

hey.... I haven't written anything in long time because honestly there wasn't anything relevant to write or post. I have just been so busy living life and being selfish for once. But let's get relevant to my title. Recently, I reconnect with a friend that I haven't seen in ages. (I can't write her name for several reasons but let's call her Betty.) Betty and I reconnected through Facebook and after weeks of messaging, we decide to link up at my house. We reconnected hangout like old times. We played horror video games, talk about freshman year at NCCU, cook some Stromboli and Netflix it out. The night couldn't get any better.

While we were watching our 5th episode of Orange is the New Black, Betty said "I have to tell you something serious."

I jokingly replied, " Oh my god, don't tell me. You're madly in love with me". We both chuckled and Betty slapped my shoulder.

Betty said," No, seriously...after this, i'm scared you might even treat me differently. and i don't want you to and ........."

I interrupted her long tangent, "Just spit it out already"

".......I have herpes",Betty replied.

Betty explained how she got it and the reason she didn't hang around me and our usual crew.

And I automatically froze for three reasons. One reason, the hell that got with being your friend too. Second, OH MY FREAKING LORD- who do i have to kill (anyone who is a good friend would react like this) Third, She is going to have this for the rest of her life. Of course, she got the herpes from someone she trusted and loved. I was heartbroken for her.

After we hung out, I started doing research about Herpes. From prior knowledge, i knew it was not curable and there are two types: oral ( Type I) and genital (Type II). Through this research, i realized that there was little of what i knew about herpes at all. Culturally, i knew that it was an itch that you can scratch nor get rid of. If you had Herpes, you were a promiscuous person which is false. Most people who were infected got it from someone they trusted and loved. Matter of fact, the statisics of how many people have the virus is actually incorrect because people haven't been diagnosed. People usual pass off the symptoms as a random bump or a jock itch.

Questions I had :

How long have Herpes been "roaming" around?

Well, Herpes Simplex Virus has been around for many many years. There isn't an exact date on when it was discovered. It has been documented around the early Greek time period.

Why isn't there a damn cure?

Herpes Simplex Virus is virus. Unlike other STIs that can be cured by antibiotics, herpes is not so easy to cure due to the fact that the virus lives in the nerves. It is hard to locate in its dormancy. When the virus passes its first two years, it will stay dormant within the spinal cord.

Another reason, less money within the research to fund a cure. There is more focus on curing HIV/AIDS and plus more foundations towards HIV. But there are those who are willing to work towards a cure. I looked online and found that Professor Bryan Cullen of Duke University is much closer to a cure. I can't explain but here is more information on this link, http://cullenlab.duhs.duke.edu/faq/ ---->> This link is from September 2014 which is very recent.

I know this isn't my fight because i don't have the virus but what if i get infected accidentally. I don't want that to be my life. To be in Fear of Relationship or Being Lonely.

I think there needs to be more education on this virus and also more funding to find a cure.

(For my bestie Betty)

#Herpes whatyoudontknow STI STDs #needacure #acceptance

Of course, this does not make an complete outfit. But i saw these when i was looking at some items for myself.

Question

How do you deal with so much struggles in life? I have trying to figure that out without losing my focus on my goals and priorities. Failure is not an option in most people's minds. It's one thing that people try to avoid but one wise woman told me that if we don't fall, then how do we learn to get up? With all the things that i have seen around me, pain and disappointment seems to always be around me. My Struggles: trying to get an apartment, get a second job, trying to excel in college, pay my bills, my mother and i are fighting, my dad is getting married, and I'm try not to break down about my uncle being diagnosed with colon cancer. That's not all.... I have to be there for my best friend because her mother is battling breast cancer for the third time. I pray over and over and my faith has been down several times. So tell me. Am i the only one going through the struggle?

For those who like Florence, i would recommend this but be warned this is not the original track from Calvin Harris. It is a Diplo and Grand Theft Remix. So i don't want no complaints. I have been playing this song for like a week. I guess i have been playing it because i have a mellow mood and this track keeps me chill.

As you can tell, i kinda into club mixes so check out Majestic Casual as well. And if you like it, subscribe. And i think that Majestic Casual has a few tracks on itunes so check out his youtube channel.

Am i wrong for wanting to pay about almost over half of a grand for a pair of shoes?????????? And i want these so bad!!!!

I workout to this song. MrSuicideSheep’s channel has various styles of music on his channel but the music are mainly club mixes, house music or dubstep. Sometimes, he has the greatest chillstep songs. So check it out and if you like it, subscribe.

I woke up

I realized the other day that I'm an angry person. Despite the bubbly persona that i carry out others, i have this dark angry side that i never knew i had. If i hadn't learned boxing from my dad or taken yoga, i would probably think the world is against me all the time. You would figure that " Wow, how would that affect me as a reader?" Well, stop being a jackass and listen. When you go through the same bullshit that you live through everyday, you learn to block the negativity and don't get angry. If you are enraged, let it out because if you let it build, you will become a ticking time bomb. I know from prior experiences. And yes i have alot of experiences of this. It is natural for me to sometimes revert to this bad habit. I am a working progress i know.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

-Thomas A. Edison

Sharing this remarkable picture that i found. I'm in love with it.

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain,there would be no rainbow

Gilbert K. Chesterton

This is just an add to my post.

Oh damn its cuffing season.

It getting colder and people are starting to cuff. I mean its no surprise that people start dipping into relationships. But what type of relationship is good for you. Do you date someone because they are just nice? Do you date someone because they are super attractive? Or do you date someone because they are just for you? Don't date someone to just date someone. Find someone who compliments your good qualities with their good qualites. Find someone who has goals and potential!! People these days, don't realize that great relationships are hard to come these days. Most people have relationships because they don't want to be lonely, they need attention, they want material things or they need some fulfillment in their lives. But a relationship won't give you that. Find acceptance, love, and respect within yourself. Then only you can find real love. You have to be complete within yourself before you can be complete with another human being. Because all of that hurt, insecurities and confusion, Can possibly ruin an alluring relationship.

Things cannot be reversed, we learn from the times we are cursed Things cannot be reversed, learn from the ones we fear the worst And learn from the ones we hate the most how to

"Candles" from Daughters

Recently, i was looking through my usual blog sites and realized that Mr. Kate has more beautiful jewelry out. YAY!!!!! Here are few that I posted. So go to this link to check it out.

http://www.mrkate.com/2013/08/27/element-by-mr-kate-new-fall-collection/

Not only she is an awesome jewelry maker but she's a blogger, stylist, interior designer. This woman has so many hats/roles on her back that she makes me fall in love (no homo). She's pretty much a big deal as you can see.

Should Friends Make Try to have a relationship?

Who has come across a friend who was attracted to you? If you have, then good for you. But the question comes into play when you realize should you pursue it. A friend, Ginger*, came by today. She told me that she has been having a 4 month affair with a friend of mine, Jordan*. Indeed, it was a shock because she keep this affair very secret from our mutual friends.Why the secret? Ginger continued to talk about the surreptitious affair. " I love our friendship and how we click", she said "We are so much alike that i can't help but to like him. And He likes me". The problem surfaces when she tells me "He is my friend and i don't want to change anything ." Luckily, she hasn't had any sexual relations with him because that would the point of no return. But why not date and then let it blossom into a relationship? What's the hold up? According to an article, "Does mutal attraction spell an end to friendship", from the Chicago Tribune,"Why torture yourselves by remaining just friends? Many times this happens because only one of the two is sexually attracted to the other, which is called unrequited love.But if you're both attracted to each other and single, then I say don't stop at being just friends"(Westheimer). I agree to this advice. Only time will tell.

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