▁must ▁see ▁the ▁doctor , ▁he ▁resolved ▁to ▁"... w orry ▁about ▁payment ▁later ." ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Pet rel is ▁returned ▁to ▁H enn esse y ' s ▁office ▁for ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁st itch es . ▁H enn esse y ▁explained ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁bi ops y : ▁the ▁les ion ▁was ▁Kap osi ' s ▁sar com a , ▁an ▁opportun istic ▁in fection . ▁He ▁told ▁Pet rel is ▁he ▁had ▁A ID S ▁and ▁that ▁more ▁such ▁opportun istic ▁in fe ctions ▁would ▁follow . ▁His ▁pro gn osis ▁was ▁terminal , ▁with ▁six ▁months ▁to ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁live . ▁Hen ley ▁ad vised ▁him ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁Gay ▁Men ' s ▁Health ▁Cris is ▁( GM HC ) ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁possible , ▁draft ▁a ▁will , ▁and ▁find ▁a ▁doctor . ▁ ▁Introduction ▁to ▁activ ism ▁ ▁Upon ▁hearing ▁news ▁of ▁Pet rel is ' ▁A ID S ▁diagn osis , ▁the ▁friend ▁with ▁whom ▁Pet rel is ▁lived ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁leave ; ▁he ▁was ▁soon ▁sleep ing ▁on ▁numerous ▁friends ' ▁c ouch es ▁and ▁engaged ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁campaign : ▁to ▁pressure ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁A ID S ▁Resource ▁Center ' s ▁( AR C ) ▁proposed ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Hotel ▁on ▁Christopher ▁Street ▁at ▁the ▁West ▁Side ▁Highway . ▁With ▁help ▁from ▁Mayor ▁Edward ▁Koch ' s ▁administration , ▁AR C ▁planned ▁to