Back in 1992, when Brryan Jackson was 11 months old, his dad Brian Stewart purposefully injected him with HIV positive blood. Stewart’s rationale? He was divorcing his wife and didn’t want to deal with child support payments.

When his baby boy was hospitalized for asthma, Stewart who was a blood transfusion specialist quietly injected the baby with blood that was tainted with HIV.

The family, confused by Brryan’s sudden change in behavior took him to the doctor, and they made the horrific discovery that he had AIDS.

Police later discovered that Stewart had previously threatened to use tainted blood against Brryan, leading to a first degree assault charge for the dad. Stewart also received a life sentence, but was out on parole last year.

As for Brryan, back in 1996, doctors gave him just five months to live. After intense medication left him with a hearing and speech impediment, Brryan managed to pull through. And now, Brryan, 21 is AIDS free.

Brryan added an extra ‘r’ into his name to further separate himself from his father who he was named after.

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