CURTIS (2004 documentary, full movie)  

Thank you for sharing your story

My condolences to you for you Mom, my Dad fell ill of this as well. Your right, this made me so emotional too. When someone you know and love so dearly goes through this it hits different to watch videos about it. To think of what a loved one may have felt while they were ill hurts deeply, badly, and makes you feel extreme sympathy for the person. May God heal us all.

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Sorry to hear about your mom. I can only imagine the pain you must have felt when you lost her. My condolences

My condolences goes out to you and your loved ones

💯☝🏽👏🏽✝️❤️fantastic Man⭐️💫

I agree. He’s a very interesting man isn’t he? Well spoken, and world traveled. I bet he had wonderful stories to tell.

I absolutely agree I had been wondering what if I actually took time for myself solo how much more I could understand my purpose. Though I am in perfect health physically I was in desperate need mentally to find peace and I have been enlightened that I am most important no matter what and I have Curtis to thank for my confirmation ✨🦋🦋

Me too I felt like I was lead here .. and undeserving of so all in the same breathe.. being reminded of who I am lost in the chaos of it all .. a restorative nostalgia of the time period ..I feel like it was all meant to be ...

I receive that 🙃

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christine don't know if you'll ever read this, consider volunteering. productive, beautiful feeling of giving back just for the sake of giving. brings lite into that dark place.

@@lyndapierson6338 that is excellent advice!

Are u outta ur dark place ?... I hope so

I often feel like I'm doing nothing worthwhile, like I'm absolutely stuck and have no idea which way to turn. And I don't know how I'm going to resolve that overall, or even if I ever will. But, there is one thing that I do that makes me feel wonderful no matter what else is going on, and that thing is volunteering at my local animal shelter. When I am cleaning out cat cages- making their space nice and fresh, giving them a new cozy blanket and clean food and water bowl on top of fresh newspaper, totally scrubbed litter box with new litter, topping it all off with a cuddle and a toy- then I feel so so good and like I'm necessary to the world for a moment, like I am unquestionably doing something worthwhile. It is just the one thing that I know I can always rely on to remind me that, regardless of all the crazy things going on in the world around me, what matters in life most are simple moments when you are helping and connecting with other lives on this planet. There are a million ways to volunteer and to do something good for the world, this is just one way that I know can really help the giver and the receiver. I wish you great luck on your journey and hope that you find fulfillment

@@lashermayfair0 Thank you for helping out the little animals. They depend on us. Your kind heart brings sweetness to this world. If you haven't noticed, we need all of the extra sweetness in the world we can get. Peace and blessings to you!

so very true ,you. an live a normal life like everyone else ,and even have unprotected sex if your undectable ,with out passing the virus because you only carry the antibodies that you couldn't even imagine 30years ago😊

So sorry for your loss; your father sounds like he was an incredibly talented.

@@jackbrown4120 in 2002 my father in-law died of complications from AIDS too. He was bright and intelligent, the only orthopedic nurse in the hospital where he practiced nursing. God bless his soul.

32:16 I agree That was great

Ikr, he really was talented. His home 🏡 was beautiful. RIP Curtis 🙏 😇💙❣

Actually it does technically it only effects people with CCR5 and CCR4 if you don't have them you can't get HIV

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+++ Everyone IS an ARTIST.

There are lots of different ways to express art other than drawing. When I was young I had a friend that for 3 years straight I would think up something for a Halloween party she would attend. There was some guy she wanted to impress. I would think up a classy, interesting sexy outfit, usually from my own closet. I would provide accessories and do her make up. These days I would be called a stylist! Thank God by year 4 she had moved on. Lol!

@@adc2327 My sister is an artist. She does interior design with all “throw away” items, nothing new. She goes to thrift stores, yard sales, Craig’s List, and very often, scans the streets on trash days!

@@mariekatherine5238 One of a kind, true originals. That is the way to make a house a home!

most hospice now have them in HIV hospital I've been in over the years , it's means so much to the smokers who worry about having to get dressed just to go have a smoke ,most are coming near end life some in there just for some respite , the ones here also want to go out or go home ,ppl really are the same world over , when boils down to it we all just want a happy healthy as can be peaceful life

My mother transcended in hospice and went out at age 81 the way she wanted with a drink and a cigarette. XoXo 💋❤

@ LDuke-pc7kq Hold up don’t get excited this was filmed in 2001. Smoking is NO LONGER allowed in The Rivington House, NY. Get over it black Lungs. 😆😆👏

I’m an RN and I agree with you. If you have a terminal illness and aren’t on constant oxygen therapy, I honestly don’t see why not. I understand that caregivers can be exposed, that is bad. But if it is done in a ventilated room/properly set up, why the hell not. I have taken dying patients outside to light up a cigarette before. But the outside elements can be harsh for a dying person.

Agreed 👍 ​@@_letstartariot

@itsnice420 Place was turned into condos, I think. Long gone.

Thank you for your comments. Curtis's brother inherited his home after he died.

@@firstencounterproductions thank you for responding. I'm so happy it didnt go to waste 💕

Just Aw inspiring. Where can I read/see more about this incredible black man? Do you have archives about his dancing, singing and acting here as well as in Europe? I'm in Philadelphia and lived in New York for 12yrs and never heard of him. Man, I know he was larger than life itself.

How did he get AIDS?

I read somewhere that so many people creative people died of AIDS in the USA in the 80s that it changed the country in ways the average person didn't realize. It was behind the scenes. Set builders and decorators for TV, movies and stage. Costume makers and designers for the same. Magazine layout and photographers. Furniture designers. Hairdressers, stylists. Graphics designers, interior designers. Fabric designers. A loss that was felt, but not realized.

Thank you!

Beautiful voice

Apparently his brother inherited the home. I bet his mother left it to Curtis knowing he was sick so he would always have a home. I wonder why the drug thearpy wasn't mentioned like if he declined it like so many do or if it wrecked havoc on his body or what? Did it cause the kidney problems? He said he was dying of AIDS so I'm confused. He was beautiful and talented. RIP🙏

I was wondering the same thing. He was at Dialysis so maybe he was on the therapy and it damaged his kidneys? I know some people start and stop therapies which eventually make them less effective. Maybe he was ready to go🤔 Tommy Gunn from Rocky 5 and Alexis Arquette stopped taking their meds and died.

​@@deadgirl5805so they gave up and let their virus progress to AIDS.

Thank you! Not sure what magic you worked, but it's only a month later and we're somehow at 1.3K.

@@firstencounterproductions rightfully deserved

Yes What a tragic time ⏲️. So many talented people who were full of life robbed of this world 🌎 way too soon!!! What a Heartbreaking 💔 story. Bless everyone who was taken/affected by this horrible epidemic!!! My mom passed away from this virus. RIP MOM & Curtis🙏😇💜❣

@JESUS IS LORD333.AMEN. JESUS333.AMEN. Do do know children got Aids to right? Babies were left without familys to love them all because of disgusting thoughts like these. They had made no decicions whatsoever.

@JESUS IS LORD333.AMEN. JESUS333.AMEN. CHILDREN WHO WERE BORN WITH IT SPENT THEIR LIVES HATED BY ADULT WITH SMALL MINDS LIKE YOURS

@JESUS IS LORD333.AMEN. JESUS333.AMEN. THEY WERE BORN WITH IT. THEY HAD NO FUCKING CHOISE

If this story doesn"t touch your heart,I dont know what will,there are many rivers to cross and thank you Curtis for crossing this one with dighity and courage.may you rest in peace

What a beautiful statement. The greatest of all well wishes. He truly was, is and forever will be a light. 👑

Thank you. Curtis was one of a kind

There was potent anti viral drugs at this point in time. He must of had some nasty resistance to meds

Soul.

I did the same