Charles Farthing’s crew at St Stephen’s hospital, Chelsea, handled folks with Aids as human beings
My pal Alastair MacInnes was 1 of the people taken care of by Charles Farthing in the early 1980s, in what was rightly described as a climate of fear about this mysterious illness that was killing previously wholesome, predominately gay youthful males.
Alastair was initially taken care of at a hospital where food on paper plates was pushed by means of a slot into his isolation space. No 1 knew what was incorrect with him and couple of men and women came near him. This contrasted with his following expertise as an inpatient at St Stephen’s hospital. Alastair and his companion had absolute faith in Dr Farthing and his team. On one particular memorable evening many of the inpatients held a Bet Lynch earrings party on their ward. Against a backdrop of media hysteria about the “gay plague”, folks with Aids were handled as human beings there, not lepers. I believe that this was down to Charles Farthing.
Alastair ultimately succumbed to the opportunistic HIV virus but in his last months he was able to turn out to be involved with the campaign to raise money for research into the ailment. He was specifically enthused about being a VIP guest at a fundraising musical gala. Large credit goes to Charles Farthing for bringing Aids out of the shadows and enriching the lives of so numerous youthful guys, their partners, family members and pals.
Letter: Charles Farthing helped deliver Aids out of the shadows
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