Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation was born from the most powerful force of all: a mother's love for her children. Elizabeth Glaser contracted the AIDS virus through a blood transfusion in 1981 while giving birth to her daughter, Ariel. She and her husband, Paul, later learned that Elizabeth had unknowingly passed the virus on to Ariel through breast milk and that their son, Jake, had contracted the virus in utero.

The Glasers discovered, in the course of trying to treat Ariel, that drug companies and health agencies had no idea that HIV/AIDS was prevalent among children. The only drugs on the market were for adults - nothing had been tested or approved for children. Which meant that there was no medical treatment for the infection that was quickly destroying Ariel's life.

Forming the Foundation
With the help of close friends, Susie Zeegen and Susan DeLaurentis, Elizabeth Glaser created a foundation that would serve to raise money for basic HIV/AIDS research.

The Foundation had one critical mission: to bring hope to children with AIDS. At the time few researchers were focusing on issues specific to pediatric HIV/AIDS, there were no drugs available for children, and the infection rate was rapidly rising. Elizabeth, Susie and Susan sought to change that harsh reality.

The Outcome
Ariel lost her battle with AIDS in 1988.

Elizabeth Glaser lost her battle with AIDS in 1994.

Her son Jake is now a healthy young adult.

Source: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Foundation History.

In 1988, Ariel Glaser painted how she envisioned the world - as a beautiful garden kept bright with sunshine and surrounded by love.

She lost her battle with AIDS in 1988.

Young Ariel Glaser's inspiration serves as the Foundation's logo, representing hope for children everywhere and their motto that "every child deserves a lifetime."

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