And that is... Re-growing damaged parts of an organ using harvested stem cells from her own body. Sounds kooky? Well it IS HAPPENING elsewhere.
It first made major headlines in Detroit's Beaumont (sp?) hospital early this year, where a 16-year old had half of his heart die from a nail-gun accident. The boy was certain to die unless he got a transplant, which was not looking likely.
Instead, doctors there were allowed to do a humanitarian use of an experimental procedure that worked well. (I'm recalling these details from memory)
Doctors gave the teenager drugs for 3 weeks I believe, to help his body stimulate new stem-cell production in his bone marrow. Then they harvested much of that marrow and extracted and concentrated his stem cells.
Then they inserted a catheter, and fed it thru arteries as close as possible to the damaged areas of his heart, and at that point released his stem cells back into his own body.
Most of those stem cells deposited into the area of the organ damage, and relatively soon (a week or two I believe) regrew the damaged areas of his heart!
I understand this technique is expected to work in practically any area of the body, including areas of brain damage. Terri is still young enough to respond well to this increased stem cell production, harvesting, and replanting.
(...but first, we've GOT to get her AWAY from Michael's death grip!!!!)