This is definitely not the book to read when you're pregnant and attending all your screens for genetic diseases :)
An interesting book, though heart breaking. This is a true story, of Bryce Courtenay's son who was born a haemophiliac and then contracted HIV through a blood transfusion. Courtenay tells his son's story with tender reminiscing about Damon's childhood, teens and his tragically few years as an adult. We do get a true picture of this man, warts and all, which makes his inevitable decline and death very hard to bear. I did sob through the last chapter even though I knew what was coming. Courtenay is at times scathing of the medical profession, though does give credit where due. It's a very enlightening story, showing the challenges - both medical and societal - that face patients dying of AIDS.
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