Australian Story - Season 18 - Eps 38: Cracking the Code
The Damiani family's story has been described as a breathtaking example of how medicine can be transformed by the determination of ordinary people. Four years ago, Stephen and Sally Damiani's baby son Massimo succumbed to a mystery disease. In the space of a few weeks, the toddler lost the ability to eat and crawl. The prognosis was bleak and the cause mystifying. Stephen Damiani, who has a background in construction economics and risk management, teamed up with a young geneticist to map the family's genome in an attempt to discover the cause of his son's illness. In the process, his seemingly impossible quest for answers has made a discovery that's astonished the international medical community and has implications for us all.
About Australian Story
Title: Australian Story
First Air Date: 1996-05-29
Last Air Date: 2025-05-26
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 4.8/10 (from 5 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 31
Total Episodes: 1080
Network: ABC TV
Genres: Documentary, News
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Putting the "real" back into reality television, Australian Story is an award-winning documentary series with no narrator and no agendas — just authentic stories told entirely in people's own words.
Cast
Leigh Sales
Self - Presenter
