ɔːɡˈʌstoʊ ænd mᵻkˈeɪlɚ ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ðɪs ɡɹˈɪm pɹɑːɡnˈoʊsɪs, ænd fˈɔːt tə fˈaɪnd ɐ tɹˈiːtmənt fɔːɹ ðɛɹ sˈʌnz fˈeɪɾəl dɪzˈiːz, klˈæʃɪŋ tˈaɪm ˈæftɚ tˈaɪm wɪð dˈɑːktɚz, spˈɛʃəlˌɪsts, ænd səpˈoːɹt ɡɹˈuːps, sˌʌm ʌv hˈuːm wɜː skˈɛptɪkəl ðæt tˈuː ˈævɹɪdʒ sˈɪɾɪzənz kʊd pɹədˈuːs ɐ kjˈʊɹ.
Augusto and Michaela refused to accept this grim prognosis, and fought to find a treatment for their son's fatal disease, clashing time after time with doctors, specialists, and support groups, some of whom were skeptical that two average citizens could produce a cure.