Adult Stem Cells Completely Cure Sickle Cell Patient

CBSNews.com ^ | 11/28/01 | Carol Marin

[anniegetyourgun]

"This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live." - Deut. 30:19

[syriacus]

This is wonderful news. Thanks for posting it.

[wideawake]

Look, Keone's getting better and he didn't even have to kill anyone to do it.

The truth is starkly revealed: embryonic stem-cell "harvesting" is about morally-stunted degenerates pursuing their selfish whims, not medical science.

[Armando Guerra]

So far, Cord Blood Registry has collected about 30,000 samples from families willing to pay a $1,300 flat fee and $95 a year to analyze and privately store their baby's cord blood.

Thanks for the post. It is something I have raised in this forum many times before. I have had 3 kids born since learning of the potential for cord blood. Unfortunately, we could not afford to pay to donate it. So much potential, yet millions of dollars are going to embryonic stem cell research instead of here. I even notified the White House of this during the stem cell debate but had no response. Instead of research money going to pay for the expense of harvesting cord blood, the hospitals incenerate it as biohazard or the parents have to pay out of their own pocket to make the donation. What a wasted opportunity all for the sake of finding a silver lining to abortion.

[Bikers4Bush]

Bump for later.

[anniegetyourgun]

Ping!

[OldFriend]

I saw this program and was pleased that the host pointed out that while stem cell research from embryos was so controversial this was an outstanding breakthrough. I like the idea of an umbilical cord blood bank to be used by anyone in need. This needs more publicity......perhaps Tommy Thompson can make it a point to bring this up.

[ArrogantBustard]

The amazing part of this story is the source: CBS News, not a prolife publication. There's a "feedback" window on the CBSNews.com website. Let's FREEP the heck out of them (in a positive sort of way).

[ValerieUSA]

Thank you.
The embryonic stem cell debate was never about life - it was always about death.

[Le-Roy]

Fascinating...and promising.

[twinzmommy]

Just a question, but if that blood in the cord is so valuable, wouldn't it make sense to let it continue to pulse into the baby after birth (what many midwives and natural birth advocates do)??

Think about it -- nobody knows for sure what all is in it! What if we would all be healthier had this been allowed at birth?

twinzmommy

[WindMinstrel]

Good grief! This was done back in 1998, and we're just hearing about it? It's amazing what that did! Gave me goosebumps. Wow.

[anniegetyourgun]

It truly is amazing.

[Sabertooth]

Thanks for the ping, Le-Roy.

Nice to wake up to some good news and exposed fraud, all in one story.

[harpseal]

btt

[PoorMuttly]

More evidence of how much God has blessed America, and Americans. We should do our best to be deeply grateful, and conduct our lives with dignity and honor. Let us not ruin what we have been given, and with it, the opportunity this could afford to the rest of the suffering world, IMHO.

[Dumb_Ox]

Is this the story that 60 Minutes plugged? I only caught a commercial about a stem-cell cure, but it didn't say whether or not it was derived from embryonic cells.

[Victoria Delsoul]

"It was umbilical cord stem cells that cured Keone, not stem cells from human embryos. While the use of embryonic stem cells has generated fierce controversy, umbilical cord stem cells have attracted little attention and no political debate. And now it seems, more and more new parents have decided to bank their hopes on the stem cells in their newborn's cord blood."

Thanks for posting this article, Annie. It's good to know the facts.

[al_c]

Adult Stem Cells Completely Cure Sickle Cell Patient

10 - 1 says this will not be seen on any of the TV news programs.

[al_c]

I saw this program ...

Nevermind that last post. Apparently, I would've lost the bet.