When I was first diagnosed with ALL, I kept thinking about 10 years ago a friend was diagnosed with ALL. She needed a bone marrow transplant, was very optimistic but no donor could be found. She died 2 years later and no umbilical cord transplant was ever mentioned. Click Here to Read More
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Eric Drew
When I was diagnosed with a terminal disease (ALL) and checked in to the hospital for emergency treatment, there was nobody there for me to call on to advocate for me or to assist me with finding or evaluating treatment possibilities. The result was that I was sent home to die and had had to work hard to find the treatment that finally saved my life. From this need for patient advocacy, the Eric Drew Foundation was born. Click Here to Read More
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Cord blood treats cerebral palsy
Dallas Hextell "was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, but is now showing fewer signs of the disorder and marked improvement after an infusion of his own stem cells" — made possible by the preservation of his own cord blood.
