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Every Cure

Wow! How? Every Cure

September 15, 2025 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

New York Times Sunday Business story on Feb. 5, 2017: Doctor, Cure Thyself

David Fajgenbaum was in medical school when his body began shutting down. A former college quarterback, he lay in bed, nearly helpless, as a priest read him his last rites. Then a doctor pitched a Hail Mary pass by administering seven different types of chemotherapy, hoping to blast Castleman disease out of Fajgenbaum’s body. It […]

Filed Under: Champions, Networkers, Seekers, Solvers Tagged With: Castleman disease, David Fajgenbaum, Every Cure, Rare Disease, Rebel Health, Wow! How? Health

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