Australian Story · S18E38 — Cracking the Code
Season 18 episodes
38. Cracking the CodeOct 21, 201339. Letters From ElizabethOct 28, 201340. Think BigNov 4, 201341. A Feeling for the Water (1)Nov 11, 201342. A Feeling for the Water (2)Nov 18, 201343. Taking FlightNov 25, 2013Synopsis
The Damiani family's story has been described as a breathtaking example of how medicine can be transformed by the determination of ordinary people. Four years ago, Stephen and Sally Damiani's baby son Massimo succumbed to a mystery disease. In the space of a few weeks, the toddler lost the ability to eat and crawl. The prognosis was bleak and the cause mystifying. Stephen Damiani, who has a background in construction economics and risk management, teamed up with a young geneticist to map the family's genome in an attempt to discover the cause of his son's illness. In the process, his seemingly impossible quest for answers has made a discovery that's astonished the international medical community and has implications for us all.

