Saturday, December 19th, 2009
After one year of Issels Treatment Carol Gayle in her own words: March 17, 2008: "I've been on the Issels Program for a year. Every three months I have my CT scans and bone scans and every time I've gone since a year ago they have been improved. My tumors ...
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
This is my story since I registered with Heart of America in 1991 for the National Marrow Donor Program. Here I will talk about the process and what it takes to be a donor.
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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
see www.cellmedicine.com
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Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Dr. Steenblock explains the many applications for which bone marrow stem cells can be used.
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Saturday, November 21st, 2009
my second update from the hospital regarding my stem cell transplant. shortly after i filmed this, I found out that i'll need to be given blood today, which sucks. But I still feel pretty good.
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Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Just a random video of my rambling on about what I've been up to as well as a brief overview of my newest drama obsession. I don't say anything amazing so if you don't like my face or my voice I wouldn't recommend watching this one. This was recorded after ...
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
There are several advantages of transplanting stem cells from cord blood instead of from bone marrow. There is also two disadvantages to doing so.
Here are the advantages:
1. Harvesting umbilical blood poses no risk to either mother or child. Conversely, a bone marrow donor must undergo anesthesia and is exposed ...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Kidney TransplantWhen an individual's kidneys fail, three treatment options are available: hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplantation. Many patients feel that a successful kidney transplant provides a better quality of life because it allows greater freedom and often is associated with increased energy levels and a less restricted diet. In ...
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
here's a long overdue update as to how the chemotherapy and stem cell transplant are going. I've been in the hospital for just over a week now and I've been too weak really to be posting anything, but today I got off my ass and made it happen. I'm even ...
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
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