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American
-
Celebrity
December 6
, 1971 -
April 8
, 1990
Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me.
Ryan White
Education
,
Fear
,
Me
,
Discrimination
AIDS can destroy a family if you let it, but luckily for my sister and me, Mom taught us to keep going. Don't give up, be proud of who you are, and never feel sorry for yourself.
Ryan White
Family
,
Yourself
,
Sorry
,
Mom
,
Keep Going
My family and I held no hatred for those people because we realized they were victims of their own ignorance.
Ryan White
Family
,
Ignorance
,
People
,
Hatred
,
Own
This brought on the news media, TV crews, interviews, and numerous public appearances.
Ryan White
Media
,
News
,
Appearances
,
Interviews
,
TV
I received thousands of letters of support from all around the world, all because I wanted to go to school.
Ryan White
School
,
Support
,
World
,
Go
,
Letters
We had great faith that with patience, understanding, and education, that my family and I could be helpful in changing their minds and attitudes around.
Ryan White
Family
,
Education
,
Patience
,
Faith
,
Had
I'm just one of the kids, and all because the students at Hamilton Heights High School listened to the facts, educated their parents and themselves, and believed in me.
Ryan White
School
,
Parents
,
Me
,
Facts
,
High School
Most recently my battle has been against AIDS and the discrimination surrounding it.
Ryan White
Discrimination
,
Battle
,
Against
,
Most
Rumors of sneezing, kissing, tears, sweat, and saliva spreading AIDS caused people to panic.
Ryan White
People
,
Tears
,
Sweat
,
Rumors
,
Panic
Twice a week I would receive injections or IV's of Factor VIII which clotted the blood and then broke it down.
Ryan White
Down
,
Week
,
Blood
,
Twice
,
Then
,
Broke
On December 17, 1984, I had surgery to remove two inches of my left lung due to pneumonia. After two hours of surgery the doctors told my mother I had AIDS.
Ryan White
Mother
,
Left
,
Two
,
Hours
,
AIDS
,
Surgery
A lot of my time was spent searching, thinking and planning my life.
Ryan White
Life
,
Time
,
My Life
,
Thinking
,
Planning
I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere.
Ryan White
Mother
,
Welcome
,
Mom
,
Anywhere
,
Unfit
Entertainers, athletes, and stars started giving me support.
Ryan White
Stars
,
Me
,
Support
,
Giving
,
Started
The first five to six years of my life were spent in and out of the hospital.
Ryan White
Life
,
My Life
,
Hospital
,
Years
,
First
My name is Ryan White. I am sixteen years old. I have hemophilia, and I have AIDS.
Ryan White
I Am
,
Name
,
White
,
Old
,
Years
,
AIDS
Even at church, people would not shake my hand.
Ryan White
People
,
Church
,
Hand
,
Shake
,
Even
,
Would
Eventually, I won the right to attend school, but the prejudice was still there.
Ryan White
School
,
Prejudice
,
Right
,
Still
,
Won
Financial hardships were rough on us, even though Mom had a good job at G.M.
Ryan White
Good
,
Mom
,
Job
,
Hardships
,
Financial
,
Us
Given six months to live and being the fighter that I am, I set high goals for myself.
Ryan White
Myself
,
Goals
,
I Am
,
Live
,
Fighter
,
High
How could these people in the public eye not be afraid of me, but my whole town was?
Ryan White
Me
,
People
,
Eye
,
Afraid
,
Town
,
How
I believe in myself as I look forward to graduating from Hamilton Heights High School in 1991.
Ryan White
Myself
,
School
,
Look
,
Believe
,
Forward
I came face to face with death at thirteen years old.
Ryan White
Death
,
Face
,
Old
,
Years
,
Came
,
Thirteen
Listening to medical facts was not enough. People wanted one hundred percent guarantees.
Ryan White
People
,
Medical
,
Facts
,
Enough
,
Percent
Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support.
Ryan White
Me
,
Support
,
New York
,
New
,
First
,
Give
My studies are important to me. I made the honor role just recently, with 2 A's and 2 B's.
Ryan White
Me
,
Honor
,
Important
,
Just
,
Made
,
Role
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