For His First Love, He Ignored Our Life and Death

On the day the SAT results were released, my daughter got into both Harvard and Stanford, an incredible achievement.

That evening, our world came crashing down: my entire family tested positive for HIV. Desperate, I asked my husband, a physician, for antiretrovirals.

John Garcia handed me one dose and disappeared.

Holding the only vial of medication, I stood helpless by the hospital beds of my seven family members.

I called him, only to be met with impatience,

"I gave you the dose. What else do you want?"

Through tears, I told him one dose wasn't nearly enough for all of us.