December 1st, World AIDS Day

My ( HIV story so far )

Confidential to Shanna Mae at the Walgreens at 18th & Castro:

Dear Shanna Mae,

Meds for the last name "YOUNG" go in the bin marked "Y." Do not bother to look in the bins mark R, S, T, U/V, WX, or Z. When I tell you that the missing drug is in the refrigerator, again, just look in the bin in the fridge marked W-Z. Looking in L-O and P-R, and S-V just makes you look stupid. When you lose the meds and make me wait to have the pharmacist redo them, when she throws them in the outgoing box and yells "YOUNG," do not look for the drugs all over the pharmacy again. No, they are not in the refrigerator this time. They are not in the regular bins marks R, S, T, U/V, etc. They are in the outgoing box.

When you look in the outgoing box, look for the package with letters beginning YO. Do not wait for the package to jump in your arms. Do NOT leave from the outgoing box because the package didn't jump in your arms. Do not continue your search all over the rest of the pharmacy.

I found out that you did this to the other two people waiting with me. I've called ahead for the short bus to give you a ride home.

Cheers,
...Gary YOUNG

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