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Chasi ng
the CureTNT’S NEW SHOW PROVIDES A
LIFELINE TO PATIENTS WITH
PUZZLING AILMENTS — AND
INVITES VIEWERS TO HELP SOLVE
THEIR MEDICAL MYSTERIES VIA
SOCIAL MEDIA.
For the seasoned journalist, Chasing the Cure is not only
compelling, it’s timely, too. “Chasing the Cure aims to
unleash this good in us, at a time when people yearn for it,
by making groundbreaking connections, democratizing data,
and giving everyday people a chance to be heard,” says
Curry. “Connections help us. They can even save a life.”Ann Curry
Anchor & Executive ProducerA
t 50 years old, Brenda Mueller enrolled
in college for the fi rst time with big plans
to earn her paralegal certifi cate. But when
she woke up for class one morning with a
bone-crushing headache, her life took an unexpected
turn. She has woken up with that same headache every
single morning for the past nine years.
Brenda suff ers from a spinal tap headache that
causes debilitating, full-body pain, and was initially
treated by having a pain pump, about the size of
a hockey puck, inserted in her abdomen. Despite
countless hospital visits, nearly 10 neurologists’
opinions, and several diff erent treatment plans, she
has yet to uncover what triggered this never-ending
headache, or fi nd out how to cure it. “My husband and
I spent my 60th birthday and our 32nd anniversary in
the hospital,” says Brenda. “I just don’t know what it’s
going to be like from day to day.”
In the new TNT program Chasing the Cure,
anchor and executive producer Ann Curry will delve
into issues plaguing Brenda and other patients with
undiagnosed or misdiagnosed medical conditions.
The program will utilize a panel of medical experts
and the benefi t of crowdsourcing, tapping into
millions of viewers in hopes of fi nding someone who
can off er help.
Brenda is eager to meet with the doctors on
Chasing the Cure and hopes that viewers will listen to
her story with an open mind. “I have nothing to lose
and everything to gain,” she says.
Tune into the series premiere of Chasing the Cure
on Thursday, August 8, at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on
TNT and TBS.DON’T MISS THE PREMIERE OF
CHASING THE CURE: Thursday, August 8, 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, on TNT and TBS.HANNAH HARTMAN
HER AILMENT: The young athlete
gained 90 pounds over the course of
one year, without changing her diet
or routine whatsoever.
HANNAH SAYS: “When I look in the
mirror, I don’t see myself anymore.”DEBRA & DELANEY WOZNIAK
THEIR AILMENTS: Debra and her
daughter, Delaney, have substantial
vision loss, with no idea why.
DELANEY SAYS: “Living with this
has become second nature to me,
but I miss seeing the world.”MEET THE OTHER PATIENTS
After nine years suff ering from chronic headaches,
Brenda is determined to fi nd an answer.