Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them Free Audiobook Download by Gina Kolata

Gina Kolata, author of Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them, explores this story of a family that was genetically predisposed to many serious conditions; but their genetic destiny was not going to be their end. The family was rescued by science and they have now been living in the United States for over 60 years.

"Dana and David's story is that of every family's genetic destiny. For them, the consequences were as dramatic as they are familiar: A diagnosis of Down syndrome at age sixteen, a decision to abort the fetus and start over...

"In the summer of 2016, my family had just returned home from vacation and were unpacking when my dad broke the news we were going to have a new baby."

The book is an intriguing, in depth yet easy to follow account of how science and technology came to the rescue of a family with a genetic illness. This is all accomplished through a story about one family that, for the most part, does not have any close ties with famous people, or wealthy benefactors.

Gina Kolata, a science writer and author of the bestselling book Rethinking Breast Cancer, has written an astonishing true story about hope and the power of science. Beginning with the 1960s story of a young woman's diagnosis of breast cancer and her family's devastating diagnosis of Huntington's disease, she weaves together history, biology and personal struggle to create a beautiful narrative that is at once haunting and uplifting.

Three cousins who, through a genetic compound, each have a different form of cancer. They each experience drastic differences in the outcomes and treatment of their cancers.