I appreciate all efforts in research toward a cure. However mainstream news is, in my opinion, making too much out of this. The results are exciting, however this is one person, and he is not "walking" he is ambulating with braces. He also went through two years of 5-hours-a-day, 5-days-a-week physical therapy after the surgery to get where he is today. It is good, it is progress, but it is not--as most news outlets say--a cure. Here is my article--on the New Mobility website that attempts to cut through the hype and explain what we know so far.
http://www.newmobility.com/2014/10/nasal-stem-cell-transplant-enables-recovery-man-sci/ Bob V On Oct 22, 2014, at 11:08 AM, Shelly Kerchner wrote: > Great news, progress is so slow so when I hear stories like this I don't get > too excited anymore. have been hearing stories like this for years But > nothing has changed and I don't believe they ever will in my life time. I am > 47 and 8 years post injury. > > Don't misunderstand I am hopeful but doubtful! I think a lot of it has to do > with my spinal cord injury doctor. I went to him and shared with him about > someone who had recovered after a spinal cord injury. his response to me was > "you can spend your life being a patient or just start living again." > Well I never stopped living to begin with!!! As a matter of fact my life has > been better in some ways since my SCI. > > > > Just my thoughts....... > > Anyone else??? > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]>; > To: quad-list <[email protected]>; > Subject: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? > Sent: Wed, Oct 22, 2014 1:57:12 AM > > > > What do you all think about the guy who was parilysed and got stem cell > therapy and is now walking? They say clinical trials will start very soon. I > doubt many of us will walk again but wouldn't it be great to get bowel > function again? > > Meredith > From: "Danny Hearn" <[email protected]> > To: "Jim Lubin" <[email protected]>, "quad-list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:02:21 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] sure is quite > > I'm still here...I think lol > > > On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:10 PM, Jim Lubin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > did everyone get removed? > > > >
