Eventually, I won the right to attend school, but the prejudice was still there.

I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere.

Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support.

The school I was going to said they had no guidelines for a person with AIDS.

This brought on the news media, TV crews, interviews, and numerous public appearances.

My name is Ryan White. I am sixteen years old. I have hemophilia, and I have AIDS.

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.