Post by Ryangoogle my name youll see "Ryan Gralinski"
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Sep 16, 1994
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Ryan Gralinski's close friends know that he loves riding his bicycle,
skating and spending hours playing with his home computer. He also
loves watching professional hockey and is an avid fan of the New York
Rangers.
Yesterday Ryan Gralinski, 12, told his friends something they didn't
know about him. He is infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Ryan made his announcement to his classmates at the Coventry Middle
School at the start of the school day. His doctor, a nurse and one of
his closest friends were on hand to answer any questions the students
might have.
"I was shaking at first," Ryan said later. "I just told them, 'I have
HIV and I got it through a blood transfusion.' "
Ryan is believed to be the first child in a Rhode Island public school
to announce that he has HIV. Officials at the state Health Department
and the Department of Education said he is probably not the only
student with HIV. But it is nearly impossible to track because they
are not required to notify anyone and state and federal
confidentiality laws prohibit officials from disclosing any such
information without a student's consent.
A slim boy with blond hair and brown eyes, Ryan talked with newspaper
reporters yesterday afternoon at the School Department administration
building. He was accompanied by his parents, who said going public was
strictly Ryan's decision.
"I couldn't keep it a secret," Ryan, who will turn 13 in November,
said succinctly. "I just want people to know that I'm not going to die
soon. I'm the same person I've always been. And I don't have AIDS."
Until three months ago, the Gralinskis thought they were an average
family with twin boys. Their reality was shattered in June when the
family received a phone call from the hospital where the boys were
born and was told there was a chance that a blood transfusion Ryan
received shortly after birth was contaminated.
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