Listening to medical facts was not enough. People wanted one hundred percent guarantees.
Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me.
My name is Ryan White. I am sixteen years old. I have hemophilia, and I have AIDS.
The first five to six years of my life were spent in and out of the hospital.
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.
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.