Doc Stevens

Tondeleo: Of the handful of drawings Doc has given to me of his "inventions and cures," this one may be the most interesting. Doc hasn't taken much interest in the world HIV/AIDS crisis because, like for a lot of people, it doesn't effect him. His niece Marilyn has been working to educate him that AIDS impacts more than just gays and intravenous drug users.

After listening to Marilyn's educational talks, and things that she was taught in school about potential cures, Doc went outside and on the hood of his panel truck, which he uses for a desk, he sketched out a rough idea for a cure. Now he has done his bit for the future of humanity, according to him.

Doc: "Marilyn says it ain't just homos and junkies gettin' AIDS now. I didn't know that. But she said they thought that sunrays kill AIDS out of the blood. Well if that's all there is to it, I got a fix for it. It's all right here in my drawing. Here it is.Tell a doctor on that interweb to figure out all the details. Just make sure he gives me some credit. Marilyn said that whoever finds a cure for AIDS will win a noble prize. I don't know what the prize is, but I been layin' in bed tryin' to picture what it might be. I could use a new truck. I hope that's what it is.

Tondeleo: A while back, I was talking with Doc about the power of the Internet and all the knew information and medical breakthroughs that are coming about through shared knowledge and research. I was trying to explain to him how in some instances each of us has a piece of the puzzle and when we share it, others can come along and add their knowledge and ultimately people get helped and lives can be saved.

I know he doesn't understand the Internet and the concepts I was passing on, but as I mentioned in the last post, something got Doc interested in sharing some of his "medical breakthroughs" with the world through the "interweb."

He brought me three drawings he did, with Marilyn's assistance on the spelling and wording. He wanted me to post them on the "interweb" and to make sure that if someone gets help from them that they know they were helped by Doc Stevens, Inventor and Body 'n Fender Man.

Here's what he says about this invention:

Doc: "Tondy what you was saying about all the bad blood out there an' AIDS an' drug addicts sellin' their blood for money got me worried. Then I was eatin' corn flakes with freeze dried strawberries in 'em an' a idea hit me BLAM! right in the head. Them straw berries might be a year old when you get 'em in your cereal bowl, but when you add milk or water like me an' Marilyn do when things is tight, you got fresh strawberries. That is cause they is freeze dried.

A person could go to the Red Cross or a hospital and get some blood drained out and freeze dried when they is healthy. They could carry it in a little packet like coffee creamer comes in, and keep it in they's wallet or purse if they is a woman. Then, when they has an accident, the doctors can just add water to they's freeze dried blood an' just like that, you have fresh blood. An' you know it'll work in that person cause it is they own blood in the first place.

I ain't never tried it personally but I bet they is a doctor out there on that Interweb what could make it work. If he does, or if she does if it is a lady, tell 'em to get ahold of you or me Tondy, cause we gave 'em the idea. Show 'em the drawing, too."