Arther Ashe, From His Perspective.

The name Arthur Ashe leaves various images imbedded in one's mind. The images offered are correspondent to the individual person's impression of the man. Arthur Ashe was many things to many people. He was a father, a son, a husband, a friend, an athlete, a role model, a businessman and most of all a human being. His life led him from an average existence of a black male during that time in our country's history; …

…a response. You can see, then, why the release of his condition was such a major event. In the medical world we are bond by laws and a code of ethics that prevents the release of any person's personal or health information regardless of there position in society. The media and press should be held to the same standards. No human being should be subjected to this humiliation by any hand other than their own.