It was the death of a boy who had contracted AIDS at age 13 to inspire the singer Elton John to get rid of drugs and to help him stay sober for the past 20 years. He said the British pop star, speaking at the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the death of Ryan White, the guy who changed his life. John knew White reading his story in a newspaper . The American kid from Indianapolis had contracted HIV through a transfusion wrong and since then had suffered the shame of exclusion as well as the pain of the disease. When he was expelled from school, in fact, his case became a symbol of the fight against AIDS. John, who came from a dependence on drugs that you could not leave, he went to hear the young man. He stayed in touch with him until his death - when Ryan was just 18 years, 8 April 1990 - and sang at his funeral. Since then she has not used drugs and has continued to work to raise awareness of the world against the marginalization of people with AIDS.
'Know Ryan's family was one of the greatest privileges of my life - said John -. Thanks to the wonderful message that Ryan has left me, I managed to make a change in my life. "
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