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I Have Something to Tell You
By: Regan HofmanneBook Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Atria Books
Format: ePub Encrypted (DRM)
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For ten years, Regan Hofmann lived a double life. To the world, she was a woman from Princeton who went to prep school, summered in the Hamptons and rode Thoroughbred horses. She had a great job, a loving family and friends and looks that made men turn their heads. From the outside, she seemed to have it all. On the inside, though, coursing through her veins and weighing heavily on her mind, was the truth: that she was HIV-positive.
At first, Hofmann faced her mortality alone, shamed by a disease society considered the exclusive property of gay men, injection drug users and sex workers. Burdened by her secret, she withdrew from the world she once knew. Over time, though, Hofmann began to accept her mortality -- and HIV -- and reconsidered the way she wanted to live her life. After nearly a decade of silence, Hofmann did what she never imagined having the courage to do: she came out to the world about what she was going through.
Regan Hofmann not only has the courage to fight HIV and the debilitating stigma that surrounds it, but she writes about her experience with unflinching honesty and a deep affection for the family and friends who support her. I Have Something to Tell You is a memoir of disease and survival, and an inspiring account of a life driven by a sense of purpose and a search for love in the face of the unthinkable. More than anything, it is a story that reminds us that while life can change in an instant, we each hold the power to decide how we use the time we have. With humor, vitality and an unquenchable passion, Regan shows us a life fully lived.
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| Title of eBook: I Have Something to Tell You | |
| Release Date: 09-22-2009 | |
| Publisher: Atria Books |
This eBook download is available in the following formats:
| Parent title | I Have Something to... |
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| Encrypted (DRM) | Yes |
| SKU | 9781439109649 |
| File size | 1839 |
| Internet Security | n/a |
| Printing | Not allowed |
| Copying | Not allowed |
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I Have Something to Tell You
Chapter One
I spent the last carefree moments of my life swimming with dolphins. My mom had sponsored dolphins on behalf of both my younger sister Tracy and me, and given them to us as Christmas presents. We unwrapped flat boxes containing pictures of the smiling, slate-colored marine mammals and stared, bewildered, until my mom pointed out that there was something beneath the photos -- a plane ticket. The other part of her gift was to take the three of us to Florida to see the bottle-nosed creatures in person. Our dolphins lived at a sanctuary that allowed people to visit; their survival depended, in part, on the generosity of people like my mom. I loved the idea of having my own dolphin.
Ever since I was a small child, I have been obsessed with animals. My mom and I have spent a fortune on food and vet care for feral and misplaced cats, dogs, ewes, hawks, raccoons and horses who rarely understood the help we provided -- as a result, we often got bitten, scratched, pecked or kicked while trying to save their lives. We've learned that it is safer to fulfill our urge to rescue animals by financially supporting wildlife from afar and letting the pros handle things. There is a manatee and a timber wolf living the high life somewhere thanks to my hard-earned dollar. But, God help me if a wounded, dazed raccoon stumbles down the road in front of my car. I'm putting on the oven mitts I carry in my trunk (especially for situations like that) and I'm going to get my furry friend into a box (also always in my car, just in case) and I'm going to take him to the wildlife center, rabies be damned.
One time, I collected a vulture with a broken wing. He lay quietly on a blanket on my back seat, until a squir
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