▁he ▁lose ▁his ▁dign ity ? ▁From ▁this ▁question ▁stem med ▁the ▁first ▁line ▁of ▁this ▁song . ▁The ▁people ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁Life ▁Support ▁meeting ▁in ▁the ▁show , ▁such ▁as ▁Gordon , ▁Ali ▁and ▁Pam , ▁carry ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁Lar son ' s ▁friends ▁who ▁died . ▁In ▁the ▁Broadway ▁show , ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁characters ▁in ▁that ▁particular ▁scene ▁( they ▁introduce ▁themselves ) ▁were ▁changed ▁night ly ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁friends ▁of ▁the ▁cast ▁members ▁who ▁were ▁living ▁with ▁or ▁had ▁died ▁from ▁A ID S . ▁ ▁The ▁scene ▁and ▁song ▁" Life ▁Support " ▁were ▁also ▁based ▁on ▁Fri ends ▁in ▁De ed , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁Gordon , ▁Pam , ▁and ▁Ali . ▁Origin ally , ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁Life ▁Support ▁had ▁a ▁solid ▁block ▁of ▁the ▁" for get ▁regret " ▁ref rain , ▁and ▁they ▁talked ▁about ▁remember ing ▁love . ▁When ▁Jonathan ' s ▁H IV ▁positive ▁friends ▁heard ▁this ▁scene , ▁they ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁having ▁A ID S ▁was ▁not ▁so ▁easy ▁to ▁accept : ▁it ▁made ▁you ▁angry ▁and ▁res ent ful ▁too , ▁and ▁the ▁song ▁did ▁not ▁match ▁that . ▁Jonathan ▁then ▁added ▁a ▁part ▁where ▁Gordon ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁problem ▁with ▁this ▁" cre do ... my ▁T - cell s ▁are ▁low , ▁I ▁regret ▁that ▁news , ▁okay ?" ▁Paul , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁meeting , ▁rep lies , ▁" Ok ay ... but , ▁Gordon , ▁how ▁do