He checked into rehab, got clean and set out to rectify the mistakes he had made during the 1980s, a decade that had witnessed the emergence of AIDS and the ensuing stigma surrounding it. After White died of AIDS in 1990, John had an epiphany. Inspired by White's optimism in the face of overwhelming prejudice, John befriended the boy and his family.
In 1985, a depressed and drug-addicted John read a magazine article about Ryan White, the teenager who had contracted HIV through a tainted blood transfusion. The legendary entertainer shares the story of how he created the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which works to fund initiatives for prevention, outreach and treatment. Sales of Love Is the Cure benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Love Is the Cure includes stories of Elton's close friendships with Ryan White, Freddie Mercury, Princess Diana, Elizabeth Taylor, and others, and the story of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
The Elton John AIDS Foundation has raised and donated $275 million to date to fighting the disease worldwide. Since then, Elton has dedicated himself to overcoming the plague and the stigma of AIDS. And he had to do something to help stop the AIDS crisis. Ryan's inspiring life and devastating death led Elton to two realizations: His own life was a mess. He befriended Ryan White, a young Indiana boy ostracized because of his HIV infection.
In the 1980s, Elton John saw friend after friend, loved one after loved one, perish needlessly from AIDS.
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NOTE - PDF of photos included in torrent.Ī deeply personal account of Elton John's life during the era of AIDS and an inspiring call to action. Elton John - Love Is the Cure: On Life, Loss, and the End of AIDS
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