I WAS DIAGNOSED IN 2000, AROUND APRIL OF 2000. IT WAS DEVASTATING NEWS. MIRIAM WHITEHEAD TAKES ONE PILL A DAY TO KEEP HIV AT BAY. MIRIAM SAYS THE CUTS COMING TO WHAT’S CALLED RYAN WHITE FUNDING WILL HAVE A HUGE IMPACT FOR THOSE LIVING WITH HIV. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IS GOING TO BE OVERWHELMED. HIV CASES ARE GOING TO RISE AND EVEN THE NEWLY INFECTED PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU’RE CANCELING THEM NOW, YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF GATES ARE GOING TO BE OPEN FOR THEM TO TALK IT OUT OR TO UNDERSTAND? AND WHAT TYPE OF CARE CAN I GET? LINDA DEE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AIDS ACTION BALTIMORE. SHE AND OTHER PARTNERS SENT A LETTER TO THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ASKING THEM TO GIVE AT LEAST 12 MONTHS OF BRIDGE FUNDING USING STATE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS. THE RYAN WHITE MONEY THAT THE STATE GETS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT …