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Jan 2020
42m 44s

First Dose

BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
About this episode
One day before 16-year-old Izzy Thorpe-Wall takes her first dose of Vertex’s stunning Cystic Fibrosis breakthrough, Thorpe and her mother, Clare, open up about their emotional journey and one brave girl’s determination to stay healthy long enough to meet this day of her dreams. Hosted by Jim Greenwood. 
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