PIP: Women in Thailand are increasingly finding themselves responsible for caring for the physical and mental health of HIV-infected men. The author gained such experience caring for her husband, while her suffering since youth of a series of chronic illnesses helped her to understand that life is full of surprises. Moreover, meditation also helps her to squarely confront problems as they arise, such as when she learned that she contracted HIV from her husband 5 years ago. The author then learned about AIDS and attended, together with her husband, conferences on HIV/AIDS to learn how to care for them both. She also enrolled in a Red Cross program on in-home care. In 1994, the husband returned home from the hospital in poor health, with little time left to live. However, surrounded by the warmth and affection of home, friends, and family, the man¿s health status improved to the extent that his opportunistic diseases disappeared. Since that experience, the author visits other households where people are living with AIDS in an attempt to bring them moral support, to teach about in-home care, and to coordinate hospital care when needed. The author now knows that HIV-seropositive people can contribute considerably to help the lives of both others living with AIDS and the general community. She is determined to show that families working together can reduce the level of suffering experienced by HIV-infected individuals and that such people will survive longer through families¿ efforts.