Waiting For Superman Av Tracie (Author) White

<p>For the past six years, Whitney Dafoe has been confined to a bedroom in the back of his parents'' home, unable to walk, eat or speak. His diagnosis? The mysterious disease myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) which affects 20 million people around the world who largely suffer in silence because the condition is little known and much misunderstood. <br><br><i>Waiting for Superman</i> follows Whitney''s father, groundbreaking geneticist Ron Davis, as he uncovers new possibilities for treatments and potentially a cure. At its heart, this book is about more than just cutting-edge research or a race to find an answer - it''s about the lengths to which a parent will go to save their child''s life.</p>