Kyle Knopes and Rayanna Seffens were accompanied by family as they traveled to Qingdao China to receive transplants of donated umbilical cord blood stem cells to treat symptoms of the genetic condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2 (SMA II). SMA is a neuro-muscular degenerative disorder leaving patients with a host of crushing symptoms. Kyle and […]
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Braden received umbilical cord blood stem cell injections in China for the treatment of Spastic Quad Cerebral Palsy, a condition which leads to rough involuntary muscle movements. In this video Braden’s father, Aaron discusses his family’s decision to bring Braden to China and the improvements they’ve seen in his condition through the therapy. Adult stem […]
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Kit Bond knows the most advanced stem cell therapies available to spinal cord injury patients as both a researcher and a patient. This video was shot near the end of his second round of umbilical cord blood stem cell transplants in Qingdao China. His very first treatment involved stem cell implantation along his spine in […]
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Andrew Ricci and his family journeyed to China to receive injections of umbilical cord blood stem cells toward the treatment of cerebral palsy. Adult stem cell therapy for cerebral palsy does not offer a cure today. But it can improve quality of life for the patient
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Alexander Schryver came to China to receive adult stem cells for the treatment of his neuro-degenerative disorder which developed directly following immunizations. His sibling experienced a similar response to the immunizations. He and his family traveled to Hangzhou China to receive transplants of umbilical cord blood stem cells donated from live births. His family stayed […]
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Ella Badrudin, a toddler with CP, received umbilical cord stem cells in Hangzhou, China in an effort to improve her condition. In this video her parents talk about the improvements they have seen over their past two visits for treatment. While the form of umbilical cord stem cell therapy offered in Hangzhou is not a […]
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Jeff Blank returned to China for his second round of stem cell transplants toward the treatment of his Spinal Cerebellar Ataxia 6 (SCA6). This time Jeff traveled to Hangzhou Xiaoshan Hospital and spent a month there receiving several injections and intensive physical therapy. Ataxia is often a hereditary condition. Jeff discusses the choices he has […]
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Brian traveled to China over the summer of 2008 to receive a second round of adult stem cell therapy for the treatment of symptoms associated with Ataxia. A muscle wasting neurological disorder, Brian’s SCA1 saw marked improvement a second time around. Adult stem cells are not a cure – but may offer quality-of-life improvements to […]
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David Aldrich fell off a boat into shallow water. He suffered a spinal cord injury in the fall. Then he floated face-down in the water unable to breathe. Through his recovery David would eventually “die” eight times. He lost his vision as well. Death couldn’t hold him. David kept coming back. In 2006 David reversed […]
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