Three years ago, 35 year old fashion photographer David Murrell was told he had just months to live.
A tumour the size of an orange was removed from his brain. It was the worst kind of highly aggressive cancer.
But in a lucky coincidence his own father, a cell biologist, emerged as a possible saviour.
Dr Wayne Murrell just happened to be part of a team in Norway working on an experimental vaccine for exactly that kind of tumour.
"I'm a scientist, I don't believe in coincidence!" Dr Murrell says.
But what happened next defied the odds...
The Back of His Mind
Australian Story · Season 19 · Episode 2
Three years ago, 35 year old fashion photographer David Murrell was told he had just months to live.
A tumour the size of an orange was removed from his brain. It was the worst kind of highly aggressive cancer.
But in a lucky coincidence his own father, a cell biologist, emerged as a possible saviour.
Dr Wayne Murrell just happened to be part of a team in Norway working on an experimental vaccine for exactly that kind of tumour.
"I'm a scientist, I don't believe in coincidence!" Dr Murrell says.
But what happened next defied the odds...
A tumour the size of an orange was removed from his brain. It was the worst kind of highly aggressive cancer.
But in a lucky coincidence his own father, a cell biologist, emerged as a possible saviour.
Dr Wayne Murrell just happened to be part of a team in Norway working on an experimental vaccine for exactly that kind of tumour.
"I'm a scientist, I don't believe in coincidence!" Dr Murrell says.
But what happened next defied the odds...
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Season
19
Episode
2
Air Date
10/Feb/2014
Air Time
20:30
Runtime
30 min
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