How could these people in the public eye not be afraid of me, but my whole town was?
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.
I spent Christmas and the next thirty days in the hospital.
I received thousands of letters of support from all around the world, all because I wanted to go to school.
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.