Cerebral Palsy

Found this article and thought I'd share.

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Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Though the debate over federal funding of embryonic stem cell research isn't as hot of a political topic in this presidential election, part of the reason could be the enormous success of adult stem cells. While embryonic cells still haven't helped a single patient, adult stem cells continue to perform miracles.

Arizona toddler Chloe Levine had cerebral palsy and was unable to perform tasks such as holding her bottle with her right hand or crawling.

After a diagnosis with a neurologist, Levine's parents say they learned she had -side hemiplegic cerebral palsy and would need nearly two decades of therapy.

Then, the Levine family learned of an experimental procedure at Duke university where doctors were using children's own stem cells from umbilical cord blood to heal and repair damaged brain tissue.

The family told Fox News that they remembered they had banked Chloe's blood and would use the cells from it to help her.

Chloe is now two-years-old and, two months ago, she had the injection of the cells.

“Her therapist said she’s made a 50 percent recovery,” her father, Ryan Levine, told Fox News. “She can walk, run, and do sign language with her right hand.”

Dr. Manny Alvarez, managing health editor of FOXNews.com, talked about the case.

“It was a miracle,” Alvarez said Monday on FOX & Friends. “I congratulate you for banking her cord blood. Stem cells are a new field of medicine and they certainly can rejuvenate the tissue.”

He urged parents to bank the cord blood of their newborn child.

“There is no downside, this is material we used to throw away,” he said. “And while the blood is most useful for the child it came from, it can sometimes be used for siblings. This is a science that is evolving more and more.”

 

 

WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!! Thanks for posting this Naomimimi! It's about time kids benefit from this long overdue miracle!! From what I have read, with time, there may be even more improvement. It's only been 2 months, so I hope they continue to keep us posted on her progress. Wonderful news!

bblessed,      

pambe

How exciting is this ? There's been so much confusion........about what stem cell research is.....and how it's done.......and what it's being done for.......that I hope we hear more wonderful stories like this......and hopefully many, many more.......that the whole stem cell thing won't be so misunderstood...............in this particular case.....her own cells were used.....and if they had not been saved,,,,,,,they would have been thrown away !........Great news for Chloe !!!!!!.......peace and love........Norma

This is wonderful news! I'm so happy for this little girl and her parents. I hope she continues to improve. Thanks for sharing!

 

Becky

 

i was about to start a new thread for this.

so it has helped another kid, i was starting to think it was bogus. i found a news story on a little boy named dallas. months went by, i heard nothing about this so called cure. by chance dallas's father found me on myspace. i asked him if other kids have had this treatment. he didn't reply. then i really started to think it was fake.

 

why is a breakthrough like this, not getting more press?

is there a coverup going on?

Wow!!!This is fanastic. It is miraculas what is being done.  Stem cell research is an area with limitless possibilities. It needs all the funding it can get.   God blessed these children who it helped.    Lynn