Caroline Grace “Carol” Buck

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Caroline Grace “Carol” Buck

Birth
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Death
Oct 1992 (aged 72)
Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.4793389, Longitude: -74.9945917
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The daughter of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning author, Pearl S. Buck. Carol became mentally challenged after birth due to an inherited metabolic disease called phenylketonuria (PKU). Newborn babies in developed countries are now screened for PKU and with monitoring and a special diet can have normal mental development. Pearl Buck wrote the book about her daughter "The Child Who Never Grew".
The daughter of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning author, Pearl S. Buck. Carol became mentally challenged after birth due to an inherited metabolic disease called phenylketonuria (PKU). Newborn babies in developed countries are now screened for PKU and with monitoring and a special diet can have normal mental development. Pearl Buck wrote the book about her daughter "The Child Who Never Grew".