My studies are important to me. I made the honor role just recently, with 2 A's and 2 B's.

I believe in myself as I look forward to graduating from Hamilton Heights High School in 1991.

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.

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

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

Rumors of sneezing, kissing, tears, sweat, and saliva spreading AIDS caused people to panic.

The first five to six years of my life were spent in and out of the hospital.