Movie Question-Forrest Gump

[Desslok]

Did Jenny have AIDS? Her line"Forrest I have a virus and the doctors do not know what it is" got me wondering about it. The timeline would be about right late 70's early 80's.

 

[crisp82]

Yes, I believe she did.

 

[0roo0roo]

yup

 

[ndee]

didn't she have cancer? Or isn't that a virus?

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: crisp82
Yes, I believe she did.

YEs, AIDS fits right in with her (the character's) previous lifestyle activities.

 

[Sid59]

so sad, at least she had little Forrest. Wasn't there suppose to be a sequel, but Hanks didn't want to be involved?

 

[hdeck]

i love you jennAY

 

[Spac3d]

Originally posted by: hdeck
i love you jennAY

lol You need [forest_gump] and [/forest_gump]

 

[Yossarian]

wow I never even imagined it was AIDS, I thought it was just one of those unknown movie illnesses that strike for maximum plot effect.

 

[ohtwell]

I'd say she had the HIV virus.


: ) Amanda

 

[Spac3d]

How convenient she didn't pass on AIDS to her son or husband.

 

[dolph]

Originally posted by: Sid59
so sad, at least she had little Forrest. Wasn't there suppose to be a sequel, but Hanks didn't want to be involved?

a sequel was written (gump & co)

 

[datalink7]

That is what I thought... AIDS for sure.

 

[TallBill]

It was Aids, and there was a sequel. Both books were awesome.

 

[SendTrash]

so.. she got aids after she gave birth?.. so she was still playing the field after having a son.. weird..

 

[Sid59]

cool, ill pick that book up later this week, author?

 

[nativesunshine]

Originally posted by: Spac3d
How convenient she didn't pass on AIDS to her son or husband.

I was JUST thinking that...

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Spac3d
How convenient she didn't pass on AIDS to her son or husband.

With no precautions whatsoever, an HIV positive mother will pass HIV on to her newborn in 25% of births. Having a c-section lowers the chances even more. Contrary to popular belief, newborns are most often infected during the birthing process, and are seldom infected in utero. If the mother chooses to breast feed, the numbers go higher.

Today, with proper drug treatment, less than 5% of babies born to HIV positive mothers are infected. Of course, Jenny would not have had access to these drugs, so the number we'll use is 25%.

So, if Jenny did notbreast feed, it was very likely that FJ would not be infected.

As for Forrest, you can read this three ways. Either they never had sex after they got together the last time (No chance for infection), or they used protection (negligable chance for infection), or they had sex, used no protection (fairly low chance for infection -- it's not easy for the virus to be spread female to male). Or you can read that you don't know if he was infected or not. An HIV positive person can last 10 years or more without ever knowing they have the virus.

 

[Sketcher]

I recall a "behind the scenes" documentary where the illness was discussed. AID's is what was meant to be implied, but they didn't want the film to have any sort of focus on a particular illness.

 

[0roo0roo]

iv drug use?

 

[classy]

It never really came out what it was, but like others it would seem it was probably AIDS.