Ryan White

Twice a week I would receive injections or IV's of Factor VIII which clotted the blood and then broke it down.

I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere.

Financial hardships were rough on us, even though Mom had a good job at G.M.

By pouring money and goods into devastated regions, foreign aid workers sometimes compound the disruption and debauch the survivors.

And when I retired, trust me, not only did Nolan Ryan, but the entire Ryan family had withdrawals from baseball. And it was tough.