Celeste Coucke interviewed by Diana Ritch

Coucke, the de facto partner of Damon Courtenay, haemophiliac, who died of medically acquired AIDS, speaks of living with and nursing Damon and of the assistance and problems they encounted, including: his haemophilia & HIV positive diagnosis; AIDS hysteria; societal attitudes to the disease; discrimination; relations with medical profession; haemophilia-gay community relations; coping with his illness; meditation; psychological effects of the disease; his admission to hospital; drug treatments; AIDS related diseases; acupuncture; European trip; homosexual community's attitude to their own homosexuality; gay community response to the disease; living with HIV infection; Community Support Network; his wisdom tooth operation; safe sex; needle stick injury prevention. • 1993 Aug. 24 • 3 tape reels (ca. 88 min.) ; 7 in.