The AIDS epidemic has taught us a great deal about what it means for an individual to have been abandoned by his family, then become a prominent artist, then be nursed to his death by his partner, or as the language has changed, his significant other, his long time companion, his partner, his spouse.
Can we infer the following?
he has changed his view and will live a better life

Options are:
(a). Yes.
(b). It's impossible to say.
(c). No.
The answer is:
(b).