Cry Bloody Murder, A Tale of Tainted Blood

Cry Bloody Murder, A Tale of Tainted Blood by Elaine DePrince. Published by Random House Inc, New York, NY, 1997. 1st Stated Edition 10th Printing. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good DJ. Gift dedication in ink inside front cover. Top outside corner bumped. 210 Pgs. ISBN 0679456767. LCCN 96-29970. Two of the author's sons, 15 year-old Mike and 11 year-old Cubby, died of AIDS. They were hemophiliacs, and the medication they were given to control bleeding episodes was made from human plasma tainted with HIV. In the early 1980s, more than 10,ooo hemophiliacs in the US contracted AIDS in this way. This book is the story of how this medical catastrophe occurred and how one family coped with the devastating consequences. Description text copyright 2012 BooksForComfort. Item ID 27241.