The Real Bubble Boy who Helped Cure a Rare Disorder

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/