Yep. And any man that’s had sex with a prostitute is at risk too. That lets out quite a few good hetero men. And a heck of a lot of soldiers. It may have changed, but until recently, women in the 50-60 age group were among the fastest growing AIDS population.
I wouldn’t want AIDS/HIV, don’t get me wrong. But Magic Johnson (among others) has lived a long time with it. If it can be kept in check, if the right cocktail of meds are prescribed.....well, who knows? She might live a lot longer than she would have without the transplant.
No. She could have remained alive for many years on hemodialysis while waiting for a health kidney. With a transplant, she must take strong anti rejection medications that will weaken her immune system which is simultaneously being attacked by the HIV. The HIV drugs will increase the likelihood of rejection.
I predict that she will, in fact, reject her transplanted kidney because of the HIV meds. They may even remove it electively in anticipation of rejection. She will live the remainder of her life on dialysis with HIV.