The Puzzle Solver by Tracie White

The Puzzle Solver by Tracie White

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 illness stole away the pieces of his life: First, it took the strength of his legs, then his voice, and his ability to eat. Finally, even the sound of a footstep in his room became unbearable. The Puzzle Solver follows several years in which he desperately sought answers from specialist after specialist, where at one point his 6'3 frame dropped to 115 lbs. For years, he underwent endless medical tests, but doctors told him there was nothing wrong. Then, finally, a diagnosis: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis.

In the 80s, when an outbreak of people immobilized by an indescribable fatigue were reported near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, doctors were at a loss to explain the symptoms. The condition would alternatively be nicknamed Raggedy Ann Syndrome or the Yuppie Disease, and there was no cure or answers about treatment. They were to remain sick.

But there was one answer: Whitney's father, Ron Davis, PhD, a world-class geneticist at Stanford University whose legendary research helped crack the code of DNA, suddenly changed the course of his career in a race against time to cure his son's debilitating condition.

In The Puzzle Solver, journalist Tracie White, who first wrote a viral and award-winning piece on Davis and his family in Stanford Medicine, tells his story. In gripping prose, she masterfully takes readers along on this journey with Davis to solve one of the greatest mysteries in medicine. In a piercing investigative narrative, closed doors are opened, and masked truths are exposed as Davis uncovers new proof confirming that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a biological disease.

At the heart of this book is a moving story that goes far beyond medicine, this is a story about how the power of love -- and science -- can shine light in even the darkest, most hidden, corners of the world.

White, Tracie: - Tracie White is an award-winning journalist and a science writer for Stanford University. Her work has also appeared in Salon, the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Magazine, and the San Jose Mercury News Magazine. She received her bachelor's degree in literature and public health from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Santa Cruz, CA.

Ron Davis is a professor of Biochemistry and Genetics at Stanford University and a member of the Bio-X and the Stanford Cancer Institute. He has won numerous awards for his research, including the Gruber Genetics Prize and the Genetics Society of America's Lifetime Achievement Award. After his son was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in 2011, he dedicated himself to finding a cure for the debilitating disease. He lives in Palo Alto, CA.

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ISBN 13	9780316492508
ISBN 10	0316492507
Titel	The Puzzle Solver
Autor	Tracie White
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Legacy Lit
Erscheinungsjahr	2021-01-05
Seitenanzahl	240
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