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The puzzle solver, a scientist's desperate hunt to cure Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and save his son, Tracie White with Ronald W. Davis

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The puzzle solver, a scientist's desperate hunt to cure Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and save his son, Tracie White with Ronald W. Davis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The puzzle solver

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Tracie White with Ronald W. Davis

Sub title

a scientist's desperate hunt to cure Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and save his son

Summary

For the past six years, Whitney Dafoe has been confined to a bedroom in the back of his parents' home, unable to walk, to eat, to speak. The sound of music causes him pain. At one point, the formerly healthy, young, freelance photographer, faced starvation as his 6'3 frame withered to 115 pounds. In desperation, Whitney and his parents went from one specialist to another, and still no answers. Then, finally, a diagnosis: the mysterious disease myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Whitney's story is heartbreaking, but it's also one of redemption. It reaches far beyond just one family's harrowing tale. The Puzzle Solver follows Ron as he unravels the molecular trail within his own son's donated blood and genome, to began to find answers. He confirms this is a biological disease and uncovers new possibilities for treatments and potentially a cure. At its heart, The Puzzle Solver is about more than just cutting edge research or a race to find the cure for ME/CFS -- it's about the unbreakable bond between a father and his son, and the lengths to which a parent will go to save their child's life

Target audience

adult

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