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Ryan White
American
Celebrity
About the author
Most recently my battle has been against AIDS and the discrimination surrounding it.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Battle
#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,
American
Celebrity
#Family
#Mom
#Sister
Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Fear
#Education
#Lies
#Discrimination
Entertainers, athletes, and stars started giving me support.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Support
#Stars
#Giving
#Athletes
Even at church, people would not shake my hand.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#People
#Church
Financial hardships were rough on us, even though Mom had a good job at G.M.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Job
#Mom
#Financial
How could these people in the public eye not be afraid of me, but my whole town was?
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#People
#Eye
#Public
I believe in myself as I look forward to graduating from Hamilton Heights High School in 1991.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#School
I came face to face with death at thirteen years old.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Death
#Years
#Old
I received thousands of letters of support from all around the world, all because I wanted to go to school.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Support
#World
#School
#Letters
I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Mother
#Mom
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,
American
Celebrity
#Kids
#School
#Parents
#Students
#Facts
A lot of my time was spent searching, thinking and planning my life.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Time
#Life
#Thinking
#Planning
Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Public
#Support
#First
Eventually, I won the right to attend school, but the prejudice was still there.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Right
#School
#Prejudice
My family and I held no hatred for those people because we realized they were victims of their own ignorance.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#People
#Family
#Ignorance
#Hatred
#Victims
My name is Ryan White. I am sixteen years old. I have hemophilia, and I have AIDS.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Years
#Old
#Name
My studies are important to me. I made the honor role just recently, with 2 A's and 2 B's.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Honor
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,
American
Celebrity
#Mother
#December
#Doctors
People would get up and leave so they would not have to sit anywhere near me.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#People
Rumors of sneezing, kissing, tears, sweat, and saliva spreading AIDS caused people to panic.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#People
#Tears
#Rumors
#Kissing
The desire to move into a bigger house, to avoid living AIDS daily, and a dream to be accepted by a community and school, became possible and a reality with a movie about my life, The Ryan White Story.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Life
#Living
#School
#Desire
#Community
#Dream
#Reality
The first five to six years of my life were spent in and out of the hospital.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Life
#Years
#First
The school I was going to said they had no guidelines for a person with AIDS.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#School
This brought on the news media, TV crews, interviews, and numerous public appearances.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Public
#Media
#News
Twice a week I would receive injections or IV's of Factor VIII which clotted the blood and then broke it down.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Blood
We began a series of court battles for nine months, while I was attending classes by telephone.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Court
#Months
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,
American
Celebrity
#Patience
#Family
#Understanding
#Faith
#Education
Listening to medical facts was not enough. People wanted one hundred percent guarantees.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#People
#Listening
#Facts
#Medical
Given six months to live and being the fighter that I am, I set high goals for myself.
Ryan White,
American
Celebrity
#Being
#Goals
#Months