Co-written with Stacy Milbouer
Foreword by Donald P. Francis, MD, DSc
Donald Francis was on the frontlines of the fight against AIDS. In his position as the Assistant Director of the Division of Viral Diseases at the CDC, he was one of the first to suggest the agent that causes AIDS is a blood-borne virus.
What can explain the disaster that AIDS wrought upon people with hemophilia? Most of an entire generation has been lost. Why? Was it ignorance? Stupidity? Naivete? Corporate greed? Denial? Neglect?
The answer is “yes,” to all of the above. As I look back to the early years, I wrote a memo to my superiors at the CDC in January 1983 warning that, “For hemophiliacs, I fear it might be too late ... but we should do our utmost to prevent further exposure ...
… one picture of a wasting patient, a surviving wife, a surviving child, says much to the heart. And one picture of an angry mother protesting the preventable death of her child says much to the mind. Dying in Vein provides those messages to all who view its contents. It’s a message that we should all record and remember. Such a disaster should never happen again.
Foreword excerpt
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“Educational and Powerful. Most people are still unaware of the 'hemophilia holocaust' that has claimed the lives of thousands. This book sheds a light on the dark horror of a preventable disaster.” – Garth McMurray, Amazon review
"Dying in Vein recognizes with unparalleled clarity the harsh realities of the oft-ignored corporate aspects of medicine and how they, like corporate sectors everywhere, often give profit precedence over healthcare. Overall, it is a scarring portrait of life and resilience that is at once an exploration of the tragic consequences of unchecked corporate greed as well as a testimony to the tenacity of those innocent souls most directly victimized by its voracious appetite for profits." – Ribhi Hazen, MD, Harvard University
"This book is a testament to the great strength and terrible suffering of so many innocent hemophiliacs victimized by the outrageous conduct that caused so many to be unfairly infected with HIV and HCV. Your work is extraordinarily powerful and moving and is the most popular work in our firm's main reception area, where we display it proudly."
– Fabrice N. Vincent, Attorney, San Francisco, CA
"Milbouer has related the heart-breaking stories of these people with humane professionalism to match the depth of MacKay's photographs. Bouchard's book design knits the parts into a moving whole. Readers will see extraordinary survival spirit in those who could be our neighbors." – Steve Sherman, Keene Sentinel
"Dying in Vein is … a stunning book that tells the stories of some of the people affected by what has been called the "hemophilia holocaust."
– Kathy Lindsley, The University Magazine, RIT
“A touching remembrance. Having lived through the events chronicled in the book, I knew people like those pictured here.” – Bob Graham, Amazon Review