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Face Forward has written a livable mission statement:
We are dedicated to helping people living with HIV manage the appearance- related side
effects of the virus and its treatment. Face Forward provides resources and solutions in an
effort to improve self-image and confidence. Our aim is a better quality of life.
"While still a life threatening disease, today HIV and the onset of AIDS can be "managed." A powerful
arsenal of antiretroviral drugs can hold the progression of the disease at bay, but they exact a terrible
toll, with debilitating side effects that include anemia, extreme fatigue and severe gastrointestinal problems
plaguing daily life. Equally devastating is Lipoatrophy, the facial wasting that has become the scarlet letter
of people living with HIV. Too often, self-esteem plummets and the belief that it is possible to live normally
diminishes. Daily life is often born rather than fully lived and depression becomes a way of life."
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