Hi Meredith, I agree, any improvement is gravy!
Bob V On Oct 22, 2014, at 12:46 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I realize this has been talked about for years and would not help those of us > who have been disabled for decades but even if we could get SOME movement > back it would be nice. > > Meredith > > From: "Bob Vogel" <[email protected]> > To: "Shelly Kerchner" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected], "quad-list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 11:19:15 AM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? > > 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? > > > > > >
