Cry Bloody Murder:: A Tale of Tainted Blood
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (608 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0679456767 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 210 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The poignant and shocking story of a mother whose hemophiliac sons contracted AIDS through blood transfusions, this work presents a scathing indictment of the blood-products industry. DePrince brings to her story the zeal of a superb investigative reporter and the rage of a grieving mother.
"What an incredible family." according to corbin. I bought this book as I was intrigued after watching First Position, a movie about ballet. Elaine DePrince is the adopted mother of a gifted girl from Africa, and the history was hinted at, but not explored. The DePrinces adopted two boys with Hemophilia, and had sons of their own who were affected with Von Willebrands. This was back in the late seventies/early eighties and new products were just being introduced for the disease. Unfortunately, despite warnings, companie. Every prospective parent or patient should read this book. A Customer Every prospective parent should read this book. Every prospective patient should read this book. In short, YOU should read this book. . What the media hasn't told you about transfusion-AIDS. Phoenix Niesley-Lindgren Watt This book serves well as both the intimate story of a family whose lives have been profoundly altered by AIDS, and an expose of the events that allowed this deadly disease to invade them. While the average American probably believes, as I did until recently, that the infection of thousands of hemophiliacs with the AIDS virus was an unavoidable tragedy, DePrince uncovers the awful truth that for many, if not most, hemophiliacs, infection with AIDS and the deadly hepatitis
They were hemophiliacs who were exposed to HIV via their use of contaminated blood-clotting products. This is the story of their brief lives and of their mother's fight against a health care cum legal system that allows pharmaceutical companies to rush their blood products to market without fear of product liability lawsuits, a system that made their unnecessary deaths possible. . If you are not made of wood, tears will stain most every page of your copy of this book. What makes the story all the more affecting is that the two boys were very bright and well aware of the whole awfulness of their tragedy. Just try reading the eleven-year-old Cubby DePrince's "64 Reasons Why You Do Not Want to Get AIDS" (Reason #64: "You wonder if people will still remember you after you are dead.") while holding to the belief that the FDA and the state legislatures