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Eventually, I won the right to attend school, but the prejudice was still there.
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Prejudice
Right
School
Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support.
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First
Public
Support
A lot of my time was spent searching, thinking and planning my life.
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Life
Time
Planning
Thinking
I'm just one of the kids, and all because the students at Hamilton Heights High School listened to the facts, educated their parents and themselves, and believed in me.
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Facts
Kids
Parents
School
Students
I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere.
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Mom
Mother
I received thousands of letters of support from all around the world, all because I wanted to go to school.
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Letters
School
Support
World
I came face to face with death at thirteen years old.
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Death
Old
Years
I believe in myself as I look forward to graduating from Hamilton Heights High School in 1991.
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School
How could these people in the public eye not be afraid of me, but my whole town was?
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People
Eye
Public
Financial hardships were rough on us, even though Mom had a good job at G.M.
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Mom
Financial
Job
Even at church, people would not shake my hand.
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People
Church
Entertainers, athletes, and stars started giving me support.
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Athletes
Giving
Stars
Support
Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me.
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Education
Fear
Discrimination
Lies
AIDS can destroy a family if you let it, but luckily for my sister and me, Mom taught us to keep going. Don't give up, be proud of who you are, and never feel sorry for yourself.
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Family
Mom
Sister
Most recently my battle has been against AIDS and the discrimination surrounding it.
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Battle
Discrimination