Listening to medical facts was not enough. People wanted one hundred percent guarantees.

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

I came face to face with death at thirteen years old.

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

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

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

Most recently my battle has been against AIDS and the discrimination surrounding it.