Ryan, AIDS Patient
Photo Title
Ryan, AIDS Patient
Photographer/Creator
Cheryl Nuss
Collection
Publisher
San Jose Mercury News
Caption/Description
Ryan Thomas, 5, has AIDS, infected by a blood transfusion shortly after birth. Every other week he spends five hours receiving gamma globulin treatments. Ryan has become a celebrity in his hometown of Atascadero, Calif., where his parents won a court order allowing him to attend public school.
Citation
Cheryl Nuss, "Ryan, AIDS Patient," in POYi Archive, Item #14816, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/14816 (accessed May 8, 2024).
Date Added
07.04.2008