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     • David left his bubble on February 7, 1984, and died fifteen days later.
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   How long did David live in a plastic bubble?

   • From a few seconds after his birth until two weeks before his death at age 12, David lived life entirely in one plastic bubble or another. Touching the world would have killed him in fairly short order. Even his two weeks outside a plastic cocoon were spent in a hospital trying, futilely, to stave off the inevitable.

   ‘The Boy in the Bubble’ Moved a World He Couldn’t Touch

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   Did David Vetter live in a bubble?

   • But David Vetter, a young boy from Texas, lived out in the real world - in a plastic bubble. Nicknamed "Bubble Boy," David was born in 1971 with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), and was forced to live in a specially constructed sterile plastic bubble from birth until he died at age 12. Today marks what would have been David's 40th birthday.

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   Is the boy in the plastic bubble based on a true story?

   • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a 1976 TV movie drama inspired by Vetter and Ted DeVita, starring John Travolta. The 1986 Paul Simon song "The Boy in the Bubble" was inspired by Vetter's story. [citation needed] Vetter's parents later divorced. His father became the mayor of Shenandoah, Texas.

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   Is 'Bubble Boy' still a doctor?

   • Even 40 years after his death, the ‘Bubble Boy’ case, referring to David Vetter, is still making waves in the medical community. Although David could not grow up to become a doctor due to his unique condition, his mother, Carol Ann Vetter, believes he is still helping mankind.

   The Real Bubble Boy Helped Cure a Rare Disorder - History Collection

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   Why was David born in a sterile bubble?

   • David was born and showed symptoms of getting sick after only being exposed to the air for a few seconds. He was quickly moved to a sterile bubble to save his life.

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   What happened to David?

   • I told him that his picture wasn’t in the paper today, so today you clean up your bubble!” Sadly in 1984, four months after receiving a bone marrow transfusion, David died from lymphoma—a cancer later determined to have been introduced into his system by the Epstein-Barr virus.

   The story of David Vetter | Immune Deficiency Foundation

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   Immediately after being removed from his mother's uterus, Vetter entered the plastic germ-free environment that would be his home for most of his life. Vetter was baptized a Roman Catholic with sterilized holy water once he had entered the bubble.

4. www.cbsnews.com › pictures › bubble-boy-40-years"Bubble Boy" 40 years later: Look back at heartbreaking case

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   Sep 21, 2011 · Nicknamed "Bubble Boy," David was born in 1971 with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), and was forced to live in a specially constructed sterile plastic bubble from birth until he died at...

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Boy_in_the_Plastic_BubbleThe Boy in the Plastic Bubble - Wikipedia

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   The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a 1976 American made for television drama film inspired by the lives of David Vetter and Ted DeVita, who lacked effective immune systems. It stars John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Diana Hyland, Robert Reed, Ralph Bellamy and P.J. Soles.

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7. primaryimmune.org › story-david-vetterThe story of David Vetter | Immune Deficiency Foundation

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   Feb 4, 2016 · David Vetter, affectionately known as the boy in the bubble, was born with severe combined immune deficiency (SCID). He captured the world’s attention as he lived at Texas Children’s Hospital in germ-free environments for 12 years.

8. historycollection.com › the-real-bubble-boy-helpedThe Real Bubble Boy Helped Cure a Rare Disorder - History ...

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   Since it had been years since the doctors even attempted to take David out of his bubble, many people wrote to his mother, Carol Ann, saying that she was cruel for keeping him a “prisoner” inside of the plastic.

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9. www.click2houston.com › news › local50 years later: The legacy of David Vetter, the boy who lived ...

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   Sep 20, 2021 · David was the young boy who was so immune-compromised, Texas Children’s Hospital and NASA collaborated to build him a sterile bubble where he was able to safely live.

10. www.nytimes.com › 2015/12/07 › us‘The Boy in the Bubble’ Moved a World He Couldn’t Touch

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    Dec 6, 2015 · From a few seconds after his birth until two weeks before his death at age 12, David lived life entirely in one plastic bubble or another. Touching the world would have killed him in fairly...