Weeding Out the Tears: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss and Renewal

Weeding Out the Tears: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss and Renewal
ISBN-10
0380787881
ISBN-13
9780380787883
Category
AIDS (Disease) in children
Pages
225
Language
English
Published
1998-04
Publisher
Avon Books
Authors
Susan Dworkin, Jeanne White

Description

The mother of Ryan White, a young hemophiliac who contracted the AIDS virus, describes her struggles with ignorance and her son's determination

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