before his 26th birthday. he was one of 175 children infected with hiv after being given the same contaminated treatment. just couldn t believe what was happening, you know. today, linda will give evidence to the public inquiry into the disaster. i felt as though i needed to do it to help get to the bottom of it, because i think we all want to know why it was allowed to happen. that long running public inquiry is nowjust months away from concluding. many families will finally be hoping for some answers decades after their loved ones were infected. jim reed, bbc news. last week, the us state of florida was hit by one of the most destructive storms it has ever faced. more than 100 people died and thousands of homes and businesses are still without power. president biden has now visited the state to see for himself the scale of the devastation. tom brada has this report.
aged 16, in 1986, just as this hard hitting tv campaign was launched. if you ignore aids, it could be the death of you. was he angry about what happened? yes. oh, yes, he was. i mean, i tried to be so positive for him to think that he wasn t going to pass away. and even in the hospital, the woman had me on one side and she said, you know, michael s going to die. and i said, no, he s not, you know. sorry. it just seems like yesterday still. michael died a week before his 26th birthday. he was one of 175 children infected with hiv after being given the same contaminated treatment. just couldn t believe what was happening, you know.
and it was silent all the way home. we never spoke. it was such a shock, you know. if you ignore aids, it could be the death of you. linda s son was diagnosed with hiv aged just 16 in 1986, just as this hard hitting tv campaign was launched. i tried to be so positive for him to think that he wasn t going to pass away. and even in the hospital, the woman had me on one side and she said, you know, michael s going to die. and i said, no, he s not, you know. sorry. i ve got a hanky here. it s just. seems like yesterday still. michael died a week before his 26th birthday. he was one of at least 175 children infected after being given the same contaminated treatment. just couldn t believe what was happening, you know. today, linda is giving evidence to the public inquiry into the disaster, alongside the parents
treatment, from the united states. but whole batches were contaminated with hepatitis, and later, hiv. the doctor, of course, he said, michael, is hiv positive. and he just came out with it as though he was talking about the weather outside. you know, what i mean? on the way home, i had to tell my husband when we got in the car. and it was silent all the way home. we never spoke. it was such a shock, you know. if you ignore aids, it could be the death of you. linda s son was diagnosed with hiv aged just 16 in 1986, just as this hard hitting tv campaign was launched. i tried to be so positive for him to think that he wasn t going to pass away. and even in the hospital, the woman had me on one side and she said, you know, michael s going to die. and i said, no, he s not, you know. sorry. i ve got a hanky here. it just. . . it seems like yesterday still. michael died a week before his 26th birthday. he was one of 175 children infected
it just seems like yesterday still. michael died a week before his 26th birthday. he was one of 175 children infected with hiv after being given the same contaminated treatment. just couldn t believe what was happening, you know. today, linda will give evidence to the public inquiry into the disaster. i felt as though i needed to do it to help get to the bottom of it, because i think we all want to know why it was allowed to happen. that long running public inquiry is nowjust months away from concluding. many families will finally be hoping for some answers decades after their loved ones were infected. jim reed, bbc news. the prime minister liz truss will be in prague today for the first meeting of a new political club of nations