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Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope into Action; A Memoir Paperback – January 26, 2021
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When a young doctor is diagnosed with a rare disease, he spearheads the search for a cure—and becomes a champion for a new approach to medical research.
David Fajgenbaum, a former Georgetown quarterback, was nicknamed the Beast in medical school, where he was also 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 by his condition, which they had yet to even diagnose.
Miraculously, Fajgenbaum survived—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 disorder. Realizing 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 looked for clues that could unlock a new treatment and reached out to other Castleman disease patients and physicians. Instead of waiting for the scientific stars to align, he would attempt to align them himself.
More than five years later and now married to his college sweetheart, Fajgenbaum has seen his hard work pay off: A treatment 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 the forces of determination, love, family, faith, and serendipity collide.
- Print length256 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBallantine Books
- Publication dateJanuary 26, 2021
- Dimensions5.2 x 0.6 x 8 inches
- ISBN-101524799637
- ISBN-13978-1524799632
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“Dr. Fajgenbaum tells his own remarkable story of fighting a mysterious, nearly fatal multisystem disease, and of his brilliant deduction that a long-known drug may be the cure. This book—part detective story, part love story, part scientific quest—shows how one indefatigable physician can bring hope to patients who suffer from a rare disease.”—Michael S. Brown, MD, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, 1985
“This is a remarkable and gripping story. Dr. Fajgenbaum’s description of his journey is a tale of courage, dedication, and brilliance that will enthrall and fascinate its readers.”—Arthur H. Rubenstein, professor of medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“Chasing My Cure is a medical thriller that grapples with penultimate stakes—real love, bedrock faith, and how we spend our time on earth. 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
“Chasing My Cure is the riveting story of Dr. Fajgenbaum’s remarkable journey persevering through illness to medical discoveries and recovery. It is also 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.”—J. Larry Jameson MD, PhD, dean, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“This is a fascinating true-life story of a young doctor, stricken with a rare, life-threatening disease, who takes matters into his own hands and, with total focus, finds a cure. . . . An informative and inspiring read.”—Andrew Weil, MD
“I was riveted from the very first to the very last page of this extraordinary story of life, assumed death, resilience, and hope. I am convinced that through his incredible journey, David Fajgenbaum has acquired ‘superpowers’ that will no doubt shape the lives of others.”—Nicole Boice, founder Global Genes
“Chasing My Cure is an extremely powerful story about turning fear into faith, and hope into action. David Fajgenbaum’s ferocious will to survive and his leadership in the face of his rare disease provides 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
“Moving . . . A powerful, highly personal chronicle of a doctor’s feverish rush to find a cure for the disease that afflicts him.”—Kirkus Reviews
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After you’ve mastered the basics of technique—hand placement, head tilt, and timing—and after you’ve accepted the inevitable feeling of shattering ribs beneath the heels of your hands, the hardest thing about performing CPR is knowing when to stop.
What if one more pump could do it?
Or one more after that?
When—no matter how hard you push, how hard you hope and pray—that pulse just will not return, then what comes next is entirely up to you. The life has already been lost. But hope hasn’t been, not necessarily. You could keep that alive at least. You could keep doing compressions until your arms and shoulders are too worn out to continue, until you can’t push hard enough to make a difference, much less break another rib.
So—how long do you try to bring someone back?
Eventually you will remove your hands from the body, eventually you’ll have to—but eventually isn’t a number. It isn’t guidance. You won’t see it in a CPR diagram. And it doesn’t even really answer “when” so much as “why.” When you eventually stop, you stop because there’s no more hope. That’s what makes the decision so difficult. Your effort allows you to hope that life is possible, and your hope inspires you to push even harder. The three of those things—hope, life, and effort—chase one another, keep one another moving around a track.
I have performed CPR twice in my life. Both times, the patients were nearly dead when I began my relentless chest compressions and prayers. And both ended up dying. I didn’t want to stop. I wish I was still going right now. And I continued to hope that I’d see a pulse appear on the heart monitor even after I had stopped my chest compressions. But hoping and wishing are often not enough. Hope can be a force; but it isn’t a superpower. Neither is any part of medicine, much as we’d like it to be.
It can feel like one, though.
When I set out to be a doctor, I had already borne witness to incurable disease and inconsolable sadness—my mother had died of brain cancer when I was in college—but I was still optimistic about the power of science and medicine to find answers and cures. Because to be honest, long after I could reasonably blame it on youth and naïveté, I basically believed in the Santa Claus theory of civilization: that for every problem in the world, there are surely people working diligently—in workshops near and far, with powers both practical and magical—to solve it. Or perhaps they’ve already solved it.
That faith has perverse effects, especially in medicine. Believing that nearly all medical questions are already answered means that all you need to do is find a doctor who knows the answers. And as long as Santa-doctors are working diligently on those diseases for which there are not yet answers, there is no incentive for us to try to push forward progress for these diseases when they affect us or our loved ones.
I know better now. I’ve had a lot of time over the past few years to think about doctors, and they’ve had a lot of time to think about me. One thing I’ve learned is that every one of us who puts on a white coat has a fraught relationship with the concept of authority. Of course, we all train and grind for years and years to have it. We all want it. And we all seek to be the trusted voice in the room when someone else is full of urgent questions. And the public expects near omniscience from physicians. But at the same time, all of that education, all those books, all those clinical rotations, all of it instills in us a kind of realism about what is and what is not ultimately possible. Not one of us knows all there is to know. Not even nearly. We may perform masterfully from time to time—and a select few may really be masterful at particular specialties—but by and large we accept our limits. It’s not easy. Because beyond those limits are mirages of omnipotence that torture us: a life we could have saved, a cure we could have found. A drug. A diagnosis. A firm answer.
The truth is that no one knows everything, but that’s not really the problem. The problem is that, for some things, no one knows anything, nothing is being done to change that, and sometimes medicine can be frankly wrong.
I still believe in the power of science and medicine. And I still believe in the importance of hard work and kindness. And I am still hopeful. And I still pray. But my adventures as both a doctor and a patient have taught me volumes about the often unfair disconnect between the best that science can offer and our fragile longevity, between thoughts and prayers and health and well-being.
This is a story about how I found out that Santa’s proxies in medicine didn’t exist, they weren’t working on my gift, and they wouldn’t be delivering me a cure. It’s also a story about how I came to understand that hope cannot be a passive concept. It’s a choice and a force; hoping for something takes more than casting out a wish to the universe and waiting for it to occur. Hope should inspire action. And when it does inspire action in medicine and science, that hope can become a reality, beyond your wildest dreams.
In essence, this is a story about dying, from which I hope you can learn about living.
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- Publisher : Ballantine Books (January 26, 2021)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1524799637
- ISBN-13 : 978-1524799632
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.2 x 0.6 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #468,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #14,137 in Memoirs (Books)
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About the author
David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc is a groundbreaking physician-scientist, disease hunter, and bestselling author of the acclaimed memoir, Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope Into Action. Fajgenbaum went from being a beast-like college Quarterback to receiving his last rites while in medical school and nearly dying four more times battling Castleman disease. To try to save his own life, he spearheaded an innovative approach to research and discovered a possible treatment that has put him into an extended remission. Now, he is spreading this approach to advance cures for other diseases and sharing lessons he learned about living from nearly dying through Chasing My Cure.
One of the youngest individuals ever appointed to the faculty at Penn Medicine and the top 1 percent youngest grant awardees of a leading NIH grant, Dr. Fajgenbaum is co-founder and executive director of the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network (CDCN) and Associate Director, Patient Impact, for the Penn Orphan Disease Center. He has been recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, as a top healthcare leader by Becker's Hospital Review, the Global Genes RARE Champion of Hope: Science awardee, and one of three recipients--including Vice President Joe Biden--of a 2016 Atlas Award from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia. Before co-founding the CDCN, Dr. Fajgenbaum co-founded and led the Actively Moving Forward Support Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting grieving college students. Dr. Fajgenbaum has been profiled in a cover story by The New York Times as well as by Good Morning America, CNN, and the Today Show, among others.
Dr. Fajgenbaum earned a BS from Georgetown University magna cum laude with honors and distinction, MSc from the University of Oxford, MD from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, and MBA from The Wharton School. He is a former Division I college quarterback, state-champion weight lifter, and co-founder of a national grief support network.
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- Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2020‘Chasing My Cure’ is a memoir of Dr. David Fajgenbaum who after years of being top of his game both mentally and physically was hit by a crushing disease that took months to diagnose and almost killed him.
Quarterback in Divison 1 Football and premed at Georgetown University and nicknamed ’The Beast’ Dr. Fajgenbaum watched his organs fail, his body bloat, and his doctors confused and unsure how to help. Finally diagnosed with the rare disease, Castleman syndrome, and ‘cured’ with chemotherapy he went back to life as a pre-med student only to see at least 5 more relapses.
Dr. Fajgenbaum didn’t quit when the drugs stopped working - he researched, connected the individual doctors and researchers for Castleman’s syndrome around the world, and together found a medication that has kept him in remission to allow him to finish his medical training and start his family with the love of his life.
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My Mom sent me a cut out clipping from Reader’s Digest about Dr. Fajgenbaum (isn’t she the cutest) because we have so much in common:
Undergrad at Georgetown
Division I athletes (I played field hockey)
Pre-med then medical school
We both lost parents in college - Dr. Fajgenbaum’s mother died of brain cancer and my father died of a heart attack - Dr. F started AMF - a support group for children that lose parents in college that is now a national group with chapter in colleges across the US (I graduated many years before David was at Georgetown and I wish I had this group when my father died)
We’re both authors and passionate about our respective fields of medicine
My Mom was right - we do have a lot in common but seriously - this book is an amazing read and Dr. Fajgenbaum is a true inspiration for persistence, strength, compassion, and determination.
‘Chasing My Cure’ is a memoir of Dr. David Fajgenbaum who after years of being top of his game both mentally and physically was hit by a crushing disease that took months to diagnose and almost killed him.
Quarterback in Divison 1 Football and premed at Georgetown University and nicknamed ’The Beast’ Dr. Fajgenbaum watched his organs fail, his body bloat, and his doctors confused and unsure how to help. Finally diagnosed with the rare disease, Castleman syndrome, and ‘cured’ with chemotherapy he went back to life as a pre-med student only to see at least 5 more relapses.
Dr. Fajgenbaum didn’t quit when the drugs stopped working - he researched, connected the individual doctors and researchers for Castleman’s syndrome around the world, and together found a medication that has kept him in remission to allow him to finish his medical training and start his family with the love of his life.
When does the movie come out?
My Mom sent me a cut out clipping from Reader’s Digest about Dr. Fajgenbaum (isn’t she the cutest) because we have so much in common:
Undergrad at Georgetown
Division I athletes (I played field hockey)
Pre-med then medical school
We both lost parents in college - Dr. Fajgenbaum’s mother died of brain cancer and my father died of a heart attack - Dr. F started AMF - a support group for children that lose parents in college that is now a national group with chapter in colleges across the US (I graduated many years before David was at Georgetown and I wish I had this group when my father died)
We’re both authors and passionate about our respective fields of medicine
My Mom was right - we do have a lot in common but seriously - this book is an amazing read and Dr. Fajgenbaum is a true inspiration for persistence, strength, compassion, and determination.
Images in this review - Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2020When someone you love becomes deathly ill you get scared and seek answers. When those answers finally come , and you find out they have two rare diseases Castlemens and Poems you start your journey for answers and treatment. I was telling a doctor I work with and her eyes got big and she said I just read a book about that. So I bought the book plus copies for other family members. I love the day to day honesty of the author, so much drive and passion to find a cure for himself and others. The medical information and journey is intriguing and the hope it gives at the end gave me hope ! A great read if you have a loved one and you want to understand more about it.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2019“Chasing my Cure” is one of the best books I’ve ever read. It is a story that will stay with you and fundamentally change the way you view the world. It is scientific and poetic, a mystery and a love story, and a story of near defeat and ultimate triumph all at the same time. Beautifully written - I literally could not put it down. I have told every friend and family member I know to read it, and you should as well. David is destined to change the world and the telling of his story in his terrific book is the beginning. Accurately described as in the same league as “When Breath Becomes Air.”
- Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2019When I finally started to read Chasing My Cure, by author and doctor David Fajgenbaum, I had decided I wasn't going to like it. It was going to be boring and I wondered why had I requested it. I read a little and then I read a little bit more and I just kept reading. It was fascinating and should not have been placed in the same category as Atul Gawande's Being Mortal or Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air. Fajgenbaum's moving chronicle to find a cure for his own sickness before it kills him is written with a sense of urgency, deep emotion and not even a tinge of self-pity. He writes with an earnestness and frankness about both the humility one must accept as a patient and healer with a mysterious, possibly deadly malady. The doctor offers his readers an uncommon perspective on disease and doctoring.
Fajgenbaum's story is unusual but not unheard of in a world of people being diagnosed with diseases that have no cure. He was a former Georgetown quarterback, nicknamed the Beast, in medical school where he was also 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 by his condition, which they had yet to even diagnose. Floating in and out of consciousness, Fajgenbaum prayed for the equivalent of a game day overtime: a second chance.
His mother died of brain cancer while he was still in college and he vowed to become a doctor to fight cancer. When his own illness was diagnosed he ended up becoming the doctor to take on his own rare disease. Miraculously, Fajgenbaum survived. Did he have cancer? No. The near-death relapses repeated themselves from what would eventually be identified as a form of Castleman's Disease, an extremely deadly and rare condition that acts like a cross between cancer and an autoimmune disorder.
The only drug available didn't work and David suffered 4 more agonizing relapses moving so near death he was given last rites. He struggled with the realization that any further medical breakthrough was unlikely to happen in time to save his life.
Between hospitalizations he studied his own charts and tested his own blood samples, looking for clues that could unlock a new treatment. He also reached out to other Castleman's Disease patients and physicians and eventually came up with an ambitious plan to take advantage of the most promising research and world-class researchers to tackle the disease.
It took five years for Fajgenbaum to see his hard work pay 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, crowdsourcing. His incredible story demonstrates the power of hope, and what can happen when the forces of determination, family and faith all come together.
The one weakness of the book is the writing. Fajgenbaum weaves a fascinating and important story but his words are often dry and dull. Both Fajgenbaum and the people who support him are just dry. It takes effort and skill to unlock even the most elementary narrative and in the hands of this immature but well-intentioned writer, Chasing My Cure falls short.
Chasing My Cure is part detective story and part scientific quest. It's the mystery of what was happening in his own body and he uses his own experience to explain the incredible shortcomings of modern medicine. Fajgenbaum makes a compelling case for creating a new model of research and treatment, to break out of the silos of modern medicine. He shows a way to look for common ground across many different kinds of diseases, to be more innovative and nimble in the search for a cure.
In the course of his research, Fajgenbaum established the Castleman’s Disease Collaborative Network. His organization has changed the way rare disease research and funding is handled. “I became invincible in hope only after I realized I was called to act …on my hope.”
- Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2024Bestseller! A must read
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- KirstenReviewed in Canada on October 22, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Very pleased with ordering from this bookseller!
Very pleased with this book, and would definitely order from this seller again. I'm in Canada, they are in US, didn't take long at all, thank you!
- Paul CReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars A Castleman Disease eye opener.
Well worth reading if you, or a loved one is diagnosed with iMCD.
- sumithraReviewed in India on December 30, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring and Emotional read
From the lens of a patient (who is also a doctor) battling with a life threatening disease. The journey of fear, vulnerability and search for the answers.
- David GReviewed in Spain on June 28, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book
Amazong book that describes very well David’s journey.
Thanks David for sharing your story.
- Gregory M ReidReviewed in Canada on June 6, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read for anyone with immune system related disorders.
I heard the author in a radio interview 2 years after I had been diagnosed with Poly Myalgia Rheumatica (PMR), an immune related arthritic condition which had left me bedridden from time to time, and in constant pain most of the rest of the time. At the time I ordered the book, I had been prescribed numerous combinations of steroids and immune-suppressing drugs, none of which gave me complete relief, and the side effects were very harsh and concerning.
After reading this book (an easy read - the author has a talent for explaining very technical info in an interesting and easily understood format), I did some research on biologic class medications, and pressed my rheumatologist for solutions other than what I had been previously prescribed.
I am now taking a biologic mentioned in the book (Tocilizumab - "Actemra") that has completely controlled my condition, with no apparent side effects - I am back to unlimited exercising, and the active lifestyle I enjoyed before being diagnosed.
The book describes an incredible journey through the unknown for the author, having been diagnosed with a rare immune disease with no known cure that threatened to end his life several times, and the "out of the box" steps he took to solve his own dilemma. His efforts to save his own life, and give hope to others are truly heroic.