Ryan White Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“My studies are important to me. I made the honor role just recently, with 2 A's and 2 B's.”

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

“A lot of my time was spent searching, thinking and planning my life.”

“Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”