The Tragic Case of the Boy in the Bubble

In this video we will explore the tragic case of the boy who was born without an immune system.

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Sources:
5. Haberman, C. ‘The Boy in the Bubble’ Moved a World He Couldn’t Touch. The New York Times (2015).
6. David Vetter. Wikipedia (2024).

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[Puppitou]

Omg… at least his parents got to touch him!

[Corrie-Lee]

I could only imagine how awful his sister must of felt. I feel for David, and the whole family 😢

[Im-From-the-stars]

I remember him, he was in the news a lot and on TV. I felt so bad for him and his parents 😢

[yamerobg]

Why didnt they check the sister before injecting her bone marrow?

[AixiangRBX]

What is the most painful condition you heard of?

[theonenamedruze]

That’s the literal definition of tragic

[Imnotyouraveragebro]

The sister must’ve felt so bad for this. I hope they didn’t tell her that the virus she had led to his ultimate demise

[amg.]

This dr was my allergy dr when I was a child

[Sunnybunny]

It’s kinda like the movie “ Everything, Everything” it’s a beautiful movie the girl is the same way but she falls in love with a guy outside 😭 it was sad.

[Inkient]

"Tag, your it"
- this kids parents

[Dreadtheday]

I have two forms of primary immune dysfunction. I didn't find out until I was 40. I have lived a normal life. I now have epstein barr Virus. I have been extremely sick. This video gives me the creeps.

[gideongannaban]

Bro took "STOP TOUCHING ME!" to seriously☠️

[RaymondMEDINA-ii]

I REMEMBER A MOVE THAT JOHN TOVOTA MADE IN THE 70 S THE BOY IN THE PLASTIC BUBBLE..

[DespicableApe]

"It's the Moops!" -George Costanza

[richardtyler]

Seems like they probably could’ve just let him out of the bubble then.

[Zxolot]

Wait… is that from a movie or something?

[vaneshiadixon]

Wonder if the parents are okay these days now, ?

[jumbo]

Omgggg this is a movie with John travolta in it right?

[justinnmai]

How did the doctors not check that his sister had that

[GrantKishayinew-vd]

I wonder what the process was like when cutting his hair