How Chasing My Cure inspired Every Cure
“Best Nonfiction Books of 2019″
Next Big Idea Club,
Curated by Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink
“A wonderful and moving chronicle of a doctor’s relentless pursuit, this book serves both patients and physicians in demystifying the science that lies behind medicine.”
Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD,
New York Times bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies
“A page-turning chronicle of living, nearly dying, and discovering what it really means to be invincible in hope.”
Angela Duckworth,
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Grit
“An extraordinary memoir… It belongs in rare company with Atul Gawande’s writings and When Breath Becomes Air.”
Adam Grant,
New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B
“This book—part detective story, part love story, part scientific quest—shows how one indefatigable physician can bring hope to patients who suffer from rare diseases.”
Michael S. Brown, MD,
Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, 1985
“Fast-paced and achingly transparent, David Fajgenbaum’s deeply thoughtful memoir will have you rethinking your life’s priorities.”
Lynn Vincent,
#1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Heaven is for Real and Indianapolis
“Fajgenbaum writes with consistent urgency and great emotion… A powerful, highly personal chronicle of a doctor’s feverish rush to find a cure for the disease that afflicts him.” —
Kirkus Reviews
“An extremely powerful story about turning fear into faith, and hope into action… a model pathway for others searching for cures of their own to follow.”
Stephen Groft, Pharm.D.,
Former director, Office of Rare Diseases Research, National Institutes of Health
“A tale of courage, dedication, and brilliance that will enthrall and fascinate its readers.”
Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh
Professor of medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“A tribute to his rare spirit and intellect, the support of his family and friends, the power of modern science, and the role that patients can play to find new treatments, this book is mesmerizing.”
J. Larry Jameson MD, PhD,
Dean, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“I was riveted from the very first to the very last page of this extraordinary story of life, assumed death, resilience, and hope.”
Nicole Boice,
Founder Global Genes
David Fajgenbaum
I'm a patient with a deadly illness that has nearly killed me five times, and I'm also a physician-scientist racing to discover a cure before my time runs out.
Thanks to a drug that I discovered to treat my disease and began testing on myself, I'm currently in my longest remission ever and was able to have a beautiful daughter (2018) and son (2021) with the love of my life.
I dedicate my life to advancing cures for Castleman disease and many more diseases through Every Cure, spreading our innovative approach to other diseases, and sharing lessons I learned about living from nearly dying through speaking events and my memoir, Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope Into Action, which is a national bestseller, has been translated into five languages, and profiled by Good Morning America, Fresh Air, CNN, and BBC News, among others.
