Thepowerfulmemoirofayoungdoctorandformercollegeathletediagnosedwithararediseasewhospearheadedthesearchforacure--andbecameachampionforanewapproachtomedicalresearch."Apage-turningchronicleofliving,nearlydying,anddiscoveringwhatitreallymeanstobeinvincibleinhope."--AngelaDuckworth,#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofGritDavidFajgenbaumwasaformerGeorgetownquarterbacknicknamedtheBeastinmedicalschool,wherehewasalsoknownforhisunmatchedmentalstamina.Butthingschangeddramaticallywhenhebegansufferingfrominexplicablefatigue.Inamatterofweeks,hisorganswerefailingandhewasreadhislastrites.Doctorswerebaffledbyhiscondition,whichtheyhadyettoevendiagnose.Floatinginandoutofconsciousness,Fajgenbaumprayedfortheequivalentofagamedayovertime:asecondchance.Miraculously,Fajgenbaumsurvived--onlytoendurerepeatednear-deathrelapsesfromwhatwouldeventuallybeidentifiedasaformofCastlemandisease,anextremelydeadlyandrareconditionthatactslikeacrossbetweencancerandanautoimmunedisorder.Whenherelapsedwhileontheonlydrugindevelopmentandrealizedthatthemedicalcommunitywasunlikelytomakeprogressintimetosavehislife,Fajgenbaumturnedhisdesperatehopeforacureintoconcreteaction:Betweenhospitalizationshestudiedhisownchartsandtestedhisownbloodsamples,lookingforcluesthatcouldunlockanewtreatment.Withthehelpoffamily,friends,andmentors,healsoreachedouttootherCastlemandiseasepatientsandphysicians,andeventuallycameupwithanambitiousplantocrowdsourcethemostpromisingresearchquestionsandrecruitworld-classresearcherstotacklethem.Insteadofwaitingforthescientificstarstoalign,hewouldattempttoalignthemhimself.Morethanfiveyearslaterandnowmarriedtohiscollegesweetheart,Fajgenbaumhasseenhishardworkpayoff:Atreatmentthatheidentifiedhasinducedatentativeremissionandhisnovelapproachtocollaborativescientificinquiryhasbecomeablueprintforadvancingrarediseaseresearch.Hisincrediblestorydemonstratesthepotencyofhope,andwhatcanhappenwhentheforcesofdetermination,love,family,faith,andserendipitycollide. ...
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In cautarea vindecarii. Cursa unui medic pentru transformarea sperantei in fapte David Fajgenbaum a fost poreclit "Bestia" in timpul facultatii de medicina, cand s-a facut cunoscut si pentru nemaiintalnita lui rezistenta mentala. Dar lucrurile s-au schimbat dramatic cand a inceput sa fie chinuit de o oboseala inexplicabila. In cateva saptamani, organele au inceput sa-i cedeze, iar medicii au fost bulversati de starea lui, pe care nu au reusit nici macar s-o diagnosticheze. Fajgenbaum a supravietuit doar ca sa sufere repetate recidive aproape mortale ale unei afectiuni identificate, in cele din urma, ca fiind boala Castleman, o afectiune rara si extrem de periculoasa, care se manifesta ca o combinatie intre cancer si tulburarea autoimuna. Fajgenbaum si-a dat seama ca...
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Description The powerful memoir of a young doctor and former college athlete diagnosed with a rare disease who spearheaded the search for a cure--and became a champion for a new approach to medical research. "An extraordinary memoir . . . It belongs with Atul Gawande's writings and When Breath Becomes Air ."--Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals David Fajgenbaum was a former Georgetown quarterback nicknamed the Beast...
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