The Real Bubble Boy who Helped Cure a Rare Disorder
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In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing David Vetters incredible life and how he contributed to finding a cure for a deadly disease.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:24 - The Vetter Family
6:19 - Life Inside The Bubble
12:26 - Effects of living in a bubble
16:57 - The Ethics
22:06 - Media Attention
24:18 - SCID Research
25:32 - Katherine
27:06 - Possible Treatment
29:09 - David’s Legacy
32:14 - Later Years
►Sources:Video that shows the bubble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hu0NttFjhU&t=147s His mom on what would have been his 50th birthday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctPQbf2Tstg https://historycollection.com/the-real-bubble-boy-helped-cure-a-rare-disorder/#-span-style-font-weight-400-the-birth-of-the-bubble-boy-span- https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/bubble-david-vetters-parents/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/boy-bubble/
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