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Chris Oyler is an American author, AIDS survivor and activist. The elder three of Oyler's four sons were born with hemophilia. Her eldest son, Ben Oyler (June 1977 - July 4, 1986)〔''Reader's Digest'' December 1989, Vol 54, No. 321, pg 142, condensed from "Go Toward the Light" Copyright 1988 by The Polson Company and Grant and Chris Oyler, Harper and Row Inc, New York.〕 and her brother Scott (died July 5, 1987),〔"How Medical Success Story Turned Into a Nightmare", Randy Shilts, San Francisco Chronicle, December 5, 1989 http://www.aegis.com/news/sc/1989/SC891204.html〕 who was also a hemophiliac, died of AIDS when they were transfused with clotting factor, vital for treating their condition, that was tainted. Ben was nine years old when he died, approximately fourteen months after his AIDS diagnosis.〔(Linda Hamilton Online Website: Articles & Interviews )〕 Ben Oyler was barred, like Ryan White, from attending classes at school although Oyler and her husband Grant declined to contest that ruling, preferring to preserve the family's privacy.〔''Reader's Digest'' December 1989, Vol 54, No. 321, pg 131, condensed from "Go Toward the Light" Copyright 1988 by The Polson Company and Grant and Chris Oyler, Harper and Row Inc, New York.〕 Chris Oyler described the family's experience of her son's illness and death under the title ''Go Toward the Light'', which was the basis for the 1988 made-for-television movie of the same name, with Linda Hamilton as a similarly situated mother.〔(Go Toward the Light (1988) (TV) )〕 The film also includes how her faith as a Mormon helped her through this time.〔(LDSfilm.com )〕 == External links == * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Oyler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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