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Ryan White

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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.


— Ryan White


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People would get up and leave so they would not have to sit anywhere near me.


— Ryan White


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Rumors of sneezing, kissing, tears, sweat, and saliva spreading AIDS caused people to panic.


— Ryan White


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The first five to six years of my life were spent in and out of the hospital.


— Ryan White


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The school I was going to said they had no guidelines for a person with AIDS.


— Ryan White


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


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Twice a week I would receive injections or IV's of Factor VIII which clotted the blood and then broke it down.


— Ryan White


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We began a series of court battles for nine months, while I was attending classes by telephone.


— Ryan White


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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.


— Ryan White


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The Ryan White programs also provide funding and technical assistance to local and state primary medical care providers support services healthcare provider and training programs. Carnal and a handful of students who had been educated about AIDS and were unafraid to shake White's hand. On December 17 1984 during a partial-lung removal procedure White was diagnosed with AIDS.

Ryan Wayne White (December 6 1971 – April 8 1990) was an American teenager from Kokomo Indiana who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after being expelled from middle school because of his infection. The Act has been reauthorized twice; Ryan White Programs are the largest provider of services for people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States. Doctors said he posed no risk to other students but AIDS was poorly understood at the time and when White tried to return to school many parents and teachers in Kokomo rallied against his attendance.

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