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So in a time when COVID-19 is all on our mind, imagine if you had a life-threatening disease, one that almost took your own life numerous times, a disease that had no cure.

In fact, you were the only person searching for a cure.

Imagine if you were your own doctor racing for your own cure before it took your own life.

Well, that's the real life story of Dr David Fagitbaum, the former college athlete, medical

doctor, and U Penn professor, and the author of Chasing My Cure, who literally took things into his own hands when the rare disease called

Castleman's disease almost killed him numerous times.

His story is a story of hope, optimism, the human spirit, and it's a glimpse into disease in a post-COVID-19 world.

David, welcome. Thank you so much for having me. It is so great to have you here. You know, I got familiar with you. I was a member, I remember this vividly. I was glancing through the New York Times and there was a before and after photo and the before

photo was if I were to describe the photo. A young thriving college athlete who had the

physique almost of like a professional athlete in a photo looked like you were

doing like an NFL combine.

It turned out you played football at Georgetown.

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