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Ryan White [1971-1990] American

Rank: 104
Celebrity

Ryan Wayne White was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after failing to be re-admitted to school following an AIDS diagnosis.

Education, Family, Mom, Faith, Fear, Medical, Patience

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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.	Family, Mom	101
Given six months to live and being the fighter that I am, I set high goals for myself.		102
I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere.	Mom	103
We had great faith that with patience, understanding, and education, that my family and I could be helpful in changing their minds and attitudes around.	Education, Faith, Family, Patience	104
Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me.	Education, Fear	105
Entertainers, athletes, and stars started giving me support.		106
My name is Ryan White. I am sixteen years old. I have hemophilia, and I have AIDS.		107
Eventually, I won the right to attend school, but the prejudice was still there.		108
I believe in myself as I look forward to graduating from Hamilton Heights High School in 1991.		109
My family and I held no hatred for those people because we realized they were victims of their own ignorance.		110
Twice a week I would receive injections or IV's of Factor VIII which clotted the blood and then broke it down.		111
Most recently my battle has been against AIDS and the discrimination surrounding it.		112
Listening to medical facts was not enough. People wanted one hundred percent guarantees.	Medical	113
Rumors of sneezing, kissing, tears, sweat, and saliva spreading AIDS caused people to panic.		114
This brought on the news media, TV crews, interviews, and numerous public appearances.		115
A lot of my time was spent searching, thinking and planning my life.		116
Even at church, people would not shake my hand.		117
Financial hardships were rough on us, even though Mom had a good job at G.M.		118
How could these people in the public eye not be afraid of me, but my whole town was?		119
I came face to face with death at thirteen years old.		120
I received thousands of letters of support from all around the world, all because I wanted to go to school.		121
I'm just one of the kids, and all because the students at Hamilton Heights High School listened to the facts, educated their parents and themselves, and believed in me.		122
Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support.		123
My studies are important to me. I made the honor role just recently, with 2 A's and 2 B's.		124
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.		125
People would get up and leave so they would not have to sit anywhere near me.		126
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.		201
The school I was going to said they had no guidelines for a person with AIDS.		202
We began a series of court battles for nine months, while I was attending classes by telephone.		203
The first five to six years of my life were spent in and out of the hospital.		204

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