Alysia Abbott and her father, Steve Abbott, in 1983

The Families Left Following The AIDS Epidemic

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 15, 2015

Alysia Abbott and Whitney Joiner talk about “The Recollectors,” a storytelling and community website that they formed for the many children and families left behind by parents who died of AIDS.

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