A biography for Ryan Whitehasn’t been written yet.
“Given six months to live and being the fighter that I am, I set high goals for myself.”
“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.”
“People would get up and leave so they would not have to sit anywhere near me.”
“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.”
“A lot of my time was spent searching, thinking and planning my life.”
“We began a series of court battles for nine months, while I was attending classes by telephone.”
“Even at church, people would not shake my hand.”
“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.”
“Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me.”