The Phoenix Resolution
Rich Keene
Mar 2010 · Xlibris Corporation
Ebook
245
Pages
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About this ebook
Young Emily Mercer has a rare, incurable leukemia that will not respond to chemotherapy. The doctors all say it will be fatal within a few years. Emilys parents, Paul and Lisa Mercer, are naturally frustrated by modern medicines helpless attitude. When Emilys health suddenly worsens, Paul and Lisa search for alternative therapies. Their best option comes from an unusual alliance of people that work diligently to produce a cure in time. The experimental treatmentneither FDA approved nor tested in humansmight stop the leukemia, but it also might kill Emily. As time runs out, the untested treatment must be tried as Emilys disease progresses to a critical and deadly stage. Will the cure save Emily, or will it kill her? See for yourself as we race toward a cure for Emily in The Phoenix Resolution. This story carries a message of hope tempered by the suffering and challenges faced by patients and their families living with diseases such as cancer and cystic fibrosis. The Phoenix Resolution explores the promises, limitations, and potential impacts of modern personalized medicine and gene therapy.
About the author
The author, Richard Keene, Ph.D., lives in the Coachella Valley in Southern California. He has higher degrees in Biology and Chemistry and explores the promises, limitations and potential impacts of modern personalized medicine and gene therapy on contemporary illnesses such as cancer and cystic fibrosis.
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