Ryan, AIDS Patient
Photo Title
Ryan, AIDS Patient
Photographer/Creator
Cheryl Nuss
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. Here, Ryan interviews his brother, Robert, 7, on the first day of school.
Citation
Cheryl Nuss, "Ryan, AIDS Patient," in POYi Archive, Item #14818, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/14818 (accessed May 19, 2024).