Music: Interview with DJ extraordinaire and AIDS Activist Derek Canas Today, we bring to the blog Derek Canas, with an inspiring story that highlights the resilient human spirit of survival, and of making your dreams come true regardless of the adversities. Derek is a DJ who goes by the name of DJ D-REK, and he’s […]
Derek Canas’s Story January 30, 2017 by Brian Ledford Derek Canas (AKA D-REK) Born a sweet, cute, seemingly healthy baby who had everything going for him until the age of 3 months, when he was surrounded by many doctors talking about transposition of the great arteries, pacemakers, and blood transfusions. His parents now had, what they called a […]
Man contracted HIV as a baby, starts ‘End The Stigma’ campaign Lisa Robbins, First Coast NewsPublished 7:55 a.m. ET April 6, 2015 | Updated 5:23 p.m. ET April 6, 2015 (Photo: Robbins, Lisa) BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Doctors call him a medical mystery. A Brunswick man lived 16 years before doctors realized he contracted HIV as an […]
Derek Canas August 5 2016 Brunswick, Georgia Positive since 1984 I was born in 1984. At 3 months old, I needed open-heart surgery to correct a congenital heart defect. During the course of surgery and three long months in the intensive care unit, I was given a blood transfusion. I was finally sent home with […]
He Was Infected As An Infant Via A Blood Transfusion, But Not Diagnosed With AIDS Until 16 Years Later. Derek, Now Founder Of The #Endthestigma Campaign, Tells His Story To Samantha For PositiveLite.Com Meet Derek Canas from Brunswick, Georgia, a man with a story. Intrigued, I recently talked to him for PositiveLite.com. He made his entrance […]
