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Taking Turns : Stories From HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371 by Adjunct Professor Creative Writing / Artist-In-Residence Mk Czerwiec, Mk Czerwiec is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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In 1994, at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the United States, MK Czerwiec took her first nursing job, at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago, as part of the caregiving staff of HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371. Taking Turns pulls back the curtain on life in the ward. A shining example of excellence in the treatment and care of patients, Unit 371 was a community for thousands of patients and families affected by HIV and AIDS and the people who cared for them. This graphic novel combines Czerwiec's memories with the oral histories of patients, family members, and staff. It depicts life and death in the ward, the ways the unit affected and informed those who passed through it, and how many look back on their time there today. Czerwiec joined Unit 371 at a pivotal time in the history of AIDS: deaths from the syndrome in the Midwest peaked in 1995 and then dropped drastically in the following years, with the release of antiretroviral protease inhibitors. This positive turn of events led to a decline in patient populations and, ultimately, to the closure of Unit 371. Czerwiec's restrained, inviting drawing style and carefully considered narrative examine individual, institutional, and c

Author

Adjunct Professor Creative Writing / Artist-In-Residence Mk Czerwiec, Mk Czerwiec

Publisher

Pennsylvania State University Press; Graphic Mundi - PSU Press

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781637790076

Subjects

Medical, Science, Memoir

Rating

4.5 / 5 (35 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14