Fatal Sequence: The Killer Within

Dr. Tracey, Thanks for writing this book, and making the subject of sepsis into a reading experience that I couldn't put down. Its rare for a professional to be able to write about such a complex subject and make it both interesting and understandable to the non-scientist. This is a book that I am passing on to my high school and college aged children, in hopes that it sheds some light on the human side of chosing research medicine as a career path. I'm hoping that you keep publishing!

This is wonderful book for the general public and requires little knowledge of medicine. It is written as a journal followed by a discussion and relates how a physician's compassion for a dying child leads to an important discovery in neuroimmunology. The book also describes in relatively simple terms the process of science and the steps involved in this discovery. At the end, Dr. Tracey introduces a medical theory called "the cytokine theory of disease," to explain many therapeutic effects observed in conventional and alternative medicine. Overall, this is a formidable book that anyone interested in a becoming a healthcare provider should read.

About two thirds of this book is the story of Janice, an eleven months old girl who was admitted to the hospital with burns over 75% of her body. Her life expectancy with this much burn was about 25%, unlikely to survive the first night. But she did. She was recovering until her body began destroying itself. The name of her condition is severe sepsis. Anyone with a child will shed tears as they read the struggles Janice's little body made against the infection and her own out of control immune system. But with Dr. Tracey this was a life changing experience as his experience with Janice's fight made him choose a life of scientific research into severe sepsis. The remaining third of the book talks about the research Dr. Tracey and his associates have conducted in the subsequent years and serves as a preliminary finding as to what they have discovered, the status of the research, and the hope for the future.

This book, Fatal Sequence, is highly recommended reading for everyone. The information about sepsis is so pertinent that anyone who reads this book would benefit from the knowledge you receive. Dr.Kevin J. Tracey is world reknowned. He is a neurosurgeon, an immnnologist and a highly regarded scientist. Dr. Tracey's genuis is the ability to write about why sepsis happens in an understandable way. Sepsis is so common that it happens to someone in everyone's family. Many with non fatal illness or injury die of sepsis so often that it is the thrid most common cause of death in our hospitals. It is a must for understanding what happens to us when we get sick. This is a suspensful story that is so well written that you will savor each page. I believe,"Fatal Sequence the killer within", should be a must for all best seller list. Please read this book and write your own review. Thank you, Dr. Tracey for making a difference Sincerely, Alice E. Oliva 580 Horizons West Boynton Beach, Fl 33435 561-374-8957 Thank you, Dr. Tracey for making a difference. Please read this book and write your own review. I urge you to please read this book and write your own review.

This book was truly wonderful to read. I was concerned that the medical aspect of the book would confuse me and leave me scratching my head, but that certainly was not the case. The book gives very clear and easily understandable explanations of complex ideas. This makes the book that much more enjoyable. The story of Janice is extremely emotional and so well written that you feel like you are in the hospital with her, her family and the medical team. I was expecting a lot from this book and it did not dissapoint. I still think about this book long after I've read it. It definitely makes you think and the ideas and scenes from the book stay with you for quite some time. It is an extremely powerful book and you feel emotionally drained by the time your finished reading it. I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone.