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"One time my mom tried to ground me, but that lasted 15 minutes."
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"There is nothing worse that a thirteen-year-old boy. You're embarrassed by your parents, and you're trying to find your independance because, deep inside, you are so dependent on your mom."
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"My children, Michael and Alex, are with our Heavenly Father now, and I know that they will never be hurt again. As a mom, that means more than words could ever say."
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"That's a big deal for kids, when they come into the kitchen and the teacher is drinking coffee with mom. They react differently on the next day when you say: 'Sit down and shut-up!'"
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"When I get a new script my mom will read them and just be aghast. I think it's hysterical."
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"But my mom was a pianist, and she taught piano out of her house. I was just so excited, being a little kid and having all these other kids come to my house twice a week. I thought it was a big party."
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"Come Christmas Eve, we usually go to my mom and dad's. Everybody brings one gift and then we play that game when we all steal it from each other. Some are really cool, others are useful and some are a bit out there."
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"I know how to do anything, I'm a mom."
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"If my mom reads that I'm grammatically incorrect I'll have hell to pay."
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"I told my agents that I didn't want to go on the audition. But as that was happening I called my mom, who has been watching the show from the beginning, and my mom said, 'It's the coolest show. You have to go.'"
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"Even at church, people would not shake my hand."
People


"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."
Mother


"Entertainers, athletes, and stars started giving me support."
Athletes


"Given six months to live and being the fighter that I am, I set high goals for myself."
Goal


"My family and I held no hatred for those people because we realized they were victims of their own ignorance."
Family


"I came face to face with death at thirteen years old."
Death


"Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me."
Education


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


"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."
Life


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