Aileen Crowley: A True Story

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Its a true story and i believe its the book that chose me and not the other way round. In essence, the book is about parental

love, sacrifice and the incomprehensible lengths to which they go for the well being and proection of their children. The story is about the hardships of John and

Aileen crowley when their children were diagnosed with pompe disease,a rare and incurable fatal muscular disorder. Determined to keep their children alive they

raised an astronomical amount of over $100 million,started their own biotech company and researched into the disease and ultimately developed the enzyme

due to which they are still alive. Its an awe-inspiring, gripping and unputdownable story of how the crowleys would risk everything for their

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