His brother's keeper a story from the edge of medicine

Weiner, Jonathan.

Restricted EAudiobook (NNELS) 2005

Stephen Heywood was twenty-nine years old when he learned that he was dying of ALS - Lou Gehrig's disease. Almost overnight his older brother, Jamie, turned himself into a genetic engineer in a quixotic race to cure the incurable. This book is a powerful account of their story, as they travel together to the edge of medicine. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2004.

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Heywood, Stephen, 1969-2006