The Resource Chasing my cure : a doctor's race to turn hope into action : a memoir, David Fajgenbaum
Chasing my cure : a doctor's race to turn hope into action : a memoir, David Fajgenbaum
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The item Chasing my cure : a doctor's race to turn hope into action : a memoir, David Fajgenbaum represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Jacksonville Public Library.
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- Summary
- "The inspiring memoir of a young doctor and former college athlete who became a champion for people suffering from rare, under-researched diseases--all while battling his own. A former Georgetown quarterback nicknamed 'The Beast, ' David Fajgenbaum was also a force in medical school, where he was known for his unmatched mental stamina. But things changed dramatically when he began suffering from inexplicable fatigue. In a matter of weeks, his organs were failing and he was read his last rites. Doctors were baffled over a condition they had yet to even diagnose; floating in and out of consciousness, Fajgenbaum prayed for the equivalent of game day overtime: a second chance. Miraculously, Fajgenbaum survived, but only to endure repeated near-death relapses from what would eventually be identified as a form of Castleman disease--an extremely deadly and rare condition that acts like a cross between cancer and an autoimmune disease. When he relapsed on the only drug in development and realized that the medical community was unlikely to make progress in time to save his life, Fajgenbaum turned his desperate hope for a cure into concrete action: between hospitalizations he studied his own charts and tested his own blood samples, looking for clues that could unlock a new treatment. With the help of family, friends and mentors, he also reached out to other Castleman disease patients and physicians, and eventually came up with an ambitious plan to crowdsource the most promising research questions and recruit world-class researchers to tackle them; instead of waiting for the scientific stars to align, he proposed to align them himself. More than five years later and now married to his college sweetheart, his hard work has paid off: a treatment that he identified has induced a tentative remission and his novel approach to collaborative scientific inquiry has become a blueprint for advancing rare disease research. His incredible story demonstrates the potency of hope, and what can happen when forces of determination, love, family, faith and serendipity collide"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 241 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781524799618
- Label
- Chasing my cure : a doctor's race to turn hope into action : a memoir
- Title
- Chasing my cure
- Title remainder
- a doctor's race to turn hope into action : a memoir
- Statement of responsibility
- David Fajgenbaum
- Subject
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- Fajgenbaum, David C. -- Health
- Lymph nodes -- Cancer | Patients -- United States -- Biography
- Lymph nodes -- Cancer | Patients -- United States -- Biography
- PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body
- Physicians -- Diseases -- United States
- Autobiographies
- Physicians -- United States -- Biography
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying
- Physicians -- United States -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The inspiring memoir of a young doctor and former college athlete who became a champion for people suffering from rare, under-researched diseases--all while battling his own. A former Georgetown quarterback nicknamed 'The Beast, ' David Fajgenbaum was also a force in medical school, where he was known for his unmatched mental stamina. But things changed dramatically when he began suffering from inexplicable fatigue. In a matter of weeks, his organs were failing and he was read his last rites. Doctors were baffled over a condition they had yet to even diagnose; floating in and out of consciousness, Fajgenbaum prayed for the equivalent of game day overtime: a second chance. Miraculously, Fajgenbaum survived, but only to endure repeated near-death relapses from what would eventually be identified as a form of Castleman disease--an extremely deadly and rare condition that acts like a cross between cancer and an autoimmune disease. When he relapsed on the only drug in development and realized that the medical community was unlikely to make progress in time to save his life, Fajgenbaum turned his desperate hope for a cure into concrete action: between hospitalizations he studied his own charts and tested his own blood samples, looking for clues that could unlock a new treatment. With the help of family, friends and mentors, he also reached out to other Castleman disease patients and physicians, and eventually came up with an ambitious plan to crowdsource the most promising research questions and recruit world-class researchers to tackle them; instead of waiting for the scientific stars to align, he proposed to align them himself. More than five years later and now married to his college sweetheart, his hard work has paid off: a treatment that he identified has induced a tentative remission and his novel approach to collaborative scientific inquiry has become a blueprint for advancing rare disease research. His incredible story demonstrates the potency of hope, and what can happen when forces of determination, love, family, faith and serendipity collide"--
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- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
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- Fajgenbaum, David C
- Dewey number
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- 616.99/4460092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Fajgenbaum, David C.
- Lymph nodes
- Physicians
- Physicians
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying
- Label
- Chasing my cure : a doctor's race to turn hope into action : a memoir, David Fajgenbaum
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- text
- still image
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- txt
- sti
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1090283676
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 241 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781524799618
- Lccn
- 2019011796
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o1090283676
- 1341467
- (OCoLC)1090283676
- Label
- Chasing my cure : a doctor's race to turn hope into action : a memoir, David Fajgenbaum
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1090283676
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 241 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781524799618
- Lccn
- 2019011796
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o1090283676
- 1341467
- (OCoLC)1090283676
Subject
- Fajgenbaum, David C. -- Health
- Lymph nodes -- Cancer | Patients -- United States -- Biography
- Lymph nodes -- Cancer | Patients -- United States -- Biography
- PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body
- Physicians -- Diseases -- United States
- Autobiographies
- Physicians -- United States -- Biography
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying
- Physicians -- United States -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
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