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Before the days of AZT and other HIV meds I had two separate needle stick injuries from patients with AIDS. I was lucky and I've remained HIV negative. Even during the long six month wait for testing I never considered quitting.
My hobbies probably put me at greater risk. I ski, scuba dive (even cave dives) and I tend to travel to very remote places in very small airplanes. I drive my car very fast at the track with very little skill with which to moderate risk. As a kid I raced dirt bikes. I survived far too many crashes. (I wasn't a very good rider.)
I have a wife and three kids that I would hate to leave prematurely, but I won't stop living because I'm afraid of dying.
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My work here is nearly finished.
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