The puzzle solver, a scientist's desperate quest to cure the illness that stole his son, Tracie White with Ronald W. Davis, PhD
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The puzzle solver, a scientist's desperate quest to cure the illness that stole his son, Tracie White with Ronald W. Davis, PhD
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222)
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
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no index present
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non fiction
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The puzzle solver
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bibliography
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1153649345
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Tracie White with Ronald W. Davis, PhD
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a scientist's desperate quest to cure the illness that stole his son
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"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. Today, ME/CFS affects between 1 and 2.5 million Americans--and 20 million people around the world. Those afflicted largely suffer in silence because the disease is little known and much misunderstood. The question lingers still whether it even exists outside the patient's mind. Often disbelieved, they're abandoned by family and friends. They lose their jobs, and battle with insurance companies over rising medical costs as the chronic disease continues on year after year..."--, Provided by publisher
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- Chronic fatigue syndrome + Treatment
- Fathers and sons -- Biography
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis + Patients -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / People with Disabilities
- FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Parent & Adult Child
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Cell Biology
- HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis + Treatment
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