Rumor has it that this movie is based on some Taiwanese dude

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I actually heard this from my mom as well, but maybe there was a similar story happening in Taiwan, rather than this movie being based on it?

Rumors are like armpits, they usually stink. This movie is based on the real life Crowleys and their children.

Ebert's review says the Pompe treatment was developed Dr. Yuan-Tsong Chen of Taiwan.

wiki:

"The film is based on the true story of John and Aileen Crowley, whose children have Pompe's disease."

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"In 1998, two of Crowley's children, Megan & Patrick, were diagnosed with a severe neuromuscular disorder, Glycogen storage disease type II, also called Pompe's disease. In the face of the children's deteriorating health, the family moved to Princeton, New Jersey to be close to doctors specializing in the disease. Crowley worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he held a number of management positions. Frustrated with the slow pace of research on Pompe's disease, Crowley left Bristol-Myers Squibb in March 2000, and took a position as CEO of Novazyme Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology research company located in Oklahoma City founded by Dr. William Canfield, that was conducting research on a new experimental treatment for the disease."


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Crowley_(biotech_executive)




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