Thursday, October 05, 2006

Did Madonna Adopt?

So did she or didn't she? First reports are of Madonna flying to Malawi and having 12 kids lined up and she chooses one (a bit too 'Sophie's Choice' for my taste) and now reports are that Madonna just flew to Malawi for a visit and handed out one of her books and is giving them a bunch of money for orphanages and to fight AIDS there. Now the Malawi government is scrambling around after pissing off Madonna's people saying she adopted in the first place. Either way, her visit shines a light on Malawi, which I had to look up myself to see exactly where in Africa it was.

Malawi is a landlocked country in the Southeast section of the African continent. One out of every 7 adult in Malawi is living with HIV and AIDS and 16.5 % of all 15 - 49 yr. olds have AIDS. There are plenty of free AIDS drugs there, but there's a shortage of health workers to distribute them, so a lot of people die unnecessarily. Pretty dismal. Lot of orphans. Be interesting to see what Madge does with her 'celebrity' and if she can make a difference in this country. I hope so. I like celebs who give away their money.

- LT

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