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“A renowned geneticist races against time to diagnose a malady that landed at his door... A complex, well-related story of medical detective work.” --KIRKUS
At the age of twenty-seven, Whitney Dafoe was forced to give up his life as a photographer who traveled the world. Bit by bit a mysterious…
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In all the ME/CFS world, I find the story of Whitney Dafoe and his father, Prof Ron Davis, to be the most emblematic.
For those who don’t know, Whitney is completely bedridden with severe ME/CFS, and his father, a renowned geneticist at Stanford, pivoted his entire research efforts to find a cure for his son.
I am deeply moved by the sheer tenacity and persistence of both father and son – the one in facing the brutal realities of the most devastating form of the disease – and the other in his unwavering commitment to advancing the research into it,…
From Patrick's list on helpful books for ME/CFS & Long Covid patients.
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