Oral history interview with Roy Arruda
Dublin Core
Title
Oral history interview with Roy Arruda
Subject
Arruda, Roy
Chronic illness
Experience of illness
Hemophilia
Hemophilia -- Patients
Oral history
Description
Roy Arruda was born in 1960 in the Azores
His older brother, who also had hemophilia, died of complications from AIDS in 1995. Roy, who is not married, works as a nursing assistant with people who have AIDS. He is an avid hiker on the Appalachian Trail and a recreational all-terrain vehicle driver. Roy has often spoken publicly about his and his family’s experience coping with AIDS. He has severe factor VIII deficiency, HIV and Hepatitis C
His older brother, who also had hemophilia, died of complications from AIDS in 1995. Roy, who is not married, works as a nursing assistant with people who have AIDS. He is an avid hiker on the Appalachian Trail and a recreational all-terrain vehicle driver. Roy has often spoken publicly about his and his family’s experience coping with AIDS. He has severe factor VIII deficiency, HIV and Hepatitis C
Abstract
Transcript and .mp3 file of an oral history interview with Roy Arruda
Creator
Boston Hemophilia Center Oral History Project, A Gift of Experience
Date Created
2004 August 23
Contributor
Arruda, Roy
Harland, Christine
Harland, Christine
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Boston Hemophilia Center. Oral History Project. The gift of experience, 2004-2007, H MS c228
Format
text
audio
Extent
1 transcript (64 pages) and 1 .mp3 file (134 MB)
Medium
Digital text document, digital audio file
Language
English
Type
text
sound
Identifier
H MS c228
Provenance
These records were donated to the Harvard Medical Library by Laura Gray, the coordinator of the project, in July of 2006
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Harland, Christine
Interviewee
Arruda, Roy
Location
Unknown
Transcription
Duration
1:57:52
Bit Rate/Frequency
1.28 Mbps
Files
Citation
Boston Hemophilia Center Oral History Project, A Gift of Experience
, “Oral history interview with Roy Arruda,” OnView, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/17756.