People like Pastor Andy Sidden, and others living with the infection, are gearing up for the fight of their lives.
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COLUMBIA -- A South Carolina medical program that helps HIV and AIDS patients get the medication they need may see its funding cut.
So people like Pastor Andy Sidden, and others living with the infection, are gearing up for the fight of their lives.
The state's ADAP program has been successful in helping keep HIV and AIDS patients alive.
But now, because of budget cuts, their assistance may be in jeopardy.
Advocates say if the state money disappears, an increase in infections could occur.
One prescription was $500 a month, and I was taking six to seven different prescriptions. The ADAP program saved my life, no doubt," Sidden says.
There will be a rally to save the AIDS drug assistance program and HIV prevention at the Statehouse on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.
South Carolina has one of the highest rates of people infected with HIV and AIDS in the United States.
Currently, there are more than 14,000 residents living with the infection.
