Anand Geeta - The Cure How A Father Raised $100 Million - - And Bucked The Medical Establishment - - In A Quest To Save His Children - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The book that inspired the movie Extraordinary Measures starring Harrison Ford Brendan Fraser and Keri Russell The Cure by Pulitzer Prize - winning journalist Geeta Anand is the remarkable true story of one father's determination to find a cure for his terminally sick children even if it meant he had to build a business from scratch to do so. With three beautiful children a new house and financial security John and Aileen Crowley were on top of the world until their two youngest children fifteen - month - old Megan and five - month - old Patrick were diagnosed with Pompe disease and given only months to live. Refusing to accept a death sentence John quit his financial consultant job and invested his life savings in a biotechnology start - up to research the disease and find a cure. Battling scientific setbacks conflict of interest accusations and business troubles John and Aileen would be tested to their limits as they valiantly fought and succeeded in finding revolutionary new treatment for the disease offering hope to Megan Patrick and the many children and families affected by Pompe disease around the world.
Title: The Cure How A Father Raised $100 Million - - And Bucked The Medical Establishment - - In A Quest To Save His Children
Author(s): Anand Geeta
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780060734404
Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 1/1/2010