"Wedding Plans Are on Hold for Teen With AIDS Virus"

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"Wedding Plans Are on Hold for Teen With AIDS Virus"

Philadelphia Inquirer (12/25/91), P. 9B
Donnelly, John

Abstract: A hemophiliac teenager with AIDS has postponed his wedding plans because of too much publicity. Ricky Ray, 14, of Sarasota, Fla., announced his engagement last spring to Wenonah Lindberg, but because of the overwhelming publicity Ray received after appearing on "Geraldo," "Oprah Winfrey," and "Larry King Live!," he has decided to put his marriage plans on hold. Ray is one of three HIV-infected hemophiliac brothers who contracted the virus from contaminated blood products. Previously, the DeSoto County school board prohibited the brothers from attending school because of their infection with HIV. Later, their home was set ablaze by an arsonist. The brothers have appeared on the cover of People magazine and have devoted themselves, like Ryan White, to educating others on AIDS. Now, however, the Ray family has decided to move out of the limelight because they say the publicity has exausted them.

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