Ryan Wayne White (December 6, 1971 – April 8, 1990) [1] was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after …

Apr 8, 2020 · Ryan White was just 13-years-old when he was diagnosed with AIDS after a blood transfusion as part of a hemophilia treatment. INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — All he wanted to do …

Jan 8, 2025 · Although the White family eventually prevailed and White was admitted, he and his mother (Ryan’s parents were divorced) were verbally abused and harassed, and several local …

Ryan White was 13 when he was diagnosed with AIDS after a blood transfusion in December 1984. Living in Kokomo, Indiana, doctors gave him six months to live. When Ryan tried to …

Sadly, Ryan White passed away from AIDS-related pneumonia on April 8, 1990—one month before his high school graduation. His five year battle was over. More than 1,500 friends, …

Feb 20, 2022 · In Kokomo, Indiana, that panic was turned against a teenager with hemophilia named Ryan White, who quickly became a social pariah after testing positive. But instead of …

Oct 22, 2023 · Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS at the age of 13 while living in Kokomo. He died over 30-years-ago. His mother was at the Children’s Museum today to share his story.

Nov 10, 2019 · Ryan, a 13-year-old Christian boy from the small, Midwest town of Kokomo, Indiana, didn’t quite fit the rapidly-developing narrative of a typical person with AIDS. But Ryan …

Update: Jeanne White-Ginder has remained an activist in the 30 years since her son, Ryan, died. Now 72 and living in Florida, she keeps up a busy schedule, speaking at AIDS fund-raisers …

Ryan White, of Kokomo, Indiana, has long been an iconic figure in the history of bleeding disorders advocacy. Born with severe hemophilia A, Ryan was diagnosed with AIDS at age 13 …