- Baylor Child Psychologist Mary Ada Murphy worked with David for many years, and eventually, before his death, David asked her to write a book about his story, to tell the world. In 1995, she was poised to publish her book, "Was It Worth It? The True Story of David the Bubble Boy," with a now-defunct company called WRS Publishing in Texas. David's parents and their attorneys blocked the publication of the book, and it has never seen the light of day -- Until now.
This site has been established to provide, free of any charge, the manuscript Mary Murphy wrote and intended to publish. The goal of this venture is to provide insight into a side of the story of David Vetter that has never been heard. There is no intention of making money from this, nor is the intent to slander or defame David's family or his memory. We hope that readers can draw their own conclusions from the sources that are presented here.
It's pretty interesting so far. I don't know how "lawyers" or parents could block the publication of a book. There is pretty much no legal way to do that in the U.S. The government can't even block the publication of classified information until after it's been published (no prior restraint).
So, I'm probably not going to read the entire book but I will say that no matter what it is a sad story. I find it hard to believe that anybody would voluntarily birth a child with a disability just so that they can be studied. But then one should never under estimate the stupidity of people, especially when they think they are attempting to do "good". Wasn't there a Seinfeld episode about bubble boy? Also it was sort of referenced in the Big Lebowski. Branded!