Patient Video Testimonials
Watch patients share their experiences in their own words.
Spinal Cord InjurySCI Patients Discuss Stem Cell Improvements
People with incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries make up one of the largest groups receiving donated umbilical cord blood and cord transplants. What are the outcomes of their treatments? In this video we've collected 8 patients' improvements together. Each injury is different and each person's road to recovery is different. But we hope this video can help people better understand the opportunity the treatments may provide. This video has English subtitles.
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StrokeCarl Dean Stevens - Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Stem Cell Patient
Carl received adult stem cell transplants in China in 2007 for the treatment of Ischemic Optic Neuropathy. The donated umbilical cord blood stem cells were transplanted to Carl to help stimulate redevelopment of his optic nerve. Three years along, Carl still maintains the light perception he got back during the treatment. Adult stem cell treatments available today are not cures for Ischemic Optic Neuropathy. Carl's visual improvement, while significant in improving his quality of life, does not amount to a full recovery. Stem cell therapies offering quality of life improvements to debilitating conditions are available and accessible today.
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Cerebral PalsyRiccardo - Hypoxic Brain Injury Stem Cell Patient
Riccardo suffered ischemic hypoxia at birth. Without oxygen, he developed a cerebral edema. His parents have brought him to China for a couple rounds of adult stem cell treatments now. His condition has changed significantly.
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Cerebral PalsyZac - TBI and CP
Zac survived a tough accident for a little guy. A large security gate fell on him as a toddler and he suffocated beneath it. Doctors worked wonders bringing him back to life but he was left with a severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Since then he has been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. He has now traveled to China twice to receive adult stem cell transplants. In this interview his mother, Lorena, discusses his injury, condition and the improvements they've seen through the treatments. For patients like Zac, basic motor functions and eating disorders present real-life dangers and significant challenges to his care. Adult stem cell transplants cannot cure TBI. A damaged brain will not reform itself through the treatments. But a patient's quality of life can see real improvements.
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Traumatic Brain InjuryCarlos Tesch - TBI Stem Cell Patient
Carlos was born healthy and had wonderful young life. When he was 12 he suffered a crushing traumatic brain injury. He died on the table but doctors were able to resuscitate him. Since that time he has had numerous treatments around the world aimed at improving his development and repairing the damage done to his brain. Carlos has received two rounds of umbilical cord blood stem cell transplants in China over the past two years. In this interview shot at the end of Carlos' first round of transplants his father discusses the improvements in his condition they saw during the treatments.
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Cerebral PalsyCora Beth - CP Stem Cell Patient
"Experts say treatment similar to Cora Beth’s Chinese therapy is years away in the U.S." KFOR - Stem cell treatments change girl's life Cora Beth, the youngest of three triplets, was born with Cerebral Palsy. She has to work very hard to keep up with her older brothers. She told us all about it in her sweet interview. She's a pageant winner in Oklahoma and she stole our hearts in China. Her parents, both medical professionals, have seen to it that she has the best therapies available. They know her condition inside and out. Even her mother was surprised at what a month in China could do for Cora's strength and coordination that traditional therapies had not been able to alter. In this interview they discuss Cora's condition, the therapies she's been involved in and what they've seen during their time in China. http://kfor.com/2012/02/13/stem-cell-treatments-change-girls-life/
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Cerebral PalsyCP Patients and Families Discuss Improvements
Adult stem cell therapy utilizing umbilical cord blood for the treatment of Cerebral Palsy has been available in China for the past seven years. Cerebral Palsy is a condition where no two patients may have the same symptoms. Their development may progress in very different ways. Stem cell therapy's outcomes are related to each patient's symptoms. The patients in this video represent a wide range of CP patients.
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Optic Nerve AtrophyMatt Elam - Optic Nerve Atrophy
Matt has been able to do a lot in life in spite of optic nerve atrophy. All his life he's suffered from very limited vision. His vision didn't keep him from playing professional football but it did keep him from reading to his kids at night. During his treatment in China he began to notice significant improvements in his vision. Check out the video for his full report.
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Cerebral PalsyMichaela Sky - CP (Secondary Dystonia)
Michaela Sky, 11, has received two cycles of umbilical cord blood stem cells in China as of 2011. Her parents continuously search for new means of improving their daughter's quality of life. They see the stem cell treatments as having provided improvements to her core strength, muscle tone and control amongst other things. Michaela's father, Cchris, sat for an interview with us to discuss their decision to come to China for treatment.
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Optic Nerve AtrophyConnor - Optic Disorder Adult Stem Cell Patient
Connor's stay in China saw him regain light perception for the first time since he was a baby. A child who would play in either lit or unlit rooms unaware of the light, in China he began to notice lights turning on and off. Connor's condition has been diagnosed as Leber's Congenital Amaurosis, a disorder whose diagnosis has been questioned by his mother. But the use of adult stem cells to coax a little life back into the optic nerve is fast becoming a common, if unheard of in the West, treatment for optic disorders. Adult stem cells are not a cure for his disorder but his family believes gaining any light perception is better than the alternative. Connor loves Cher's music. He raised money for the stem cell treatments singing his favorite songs--and Cher's at the top of the list. After his adult stem cell treatment in China Connor was able to travel to Las Vegas to meet her before he headed back to Australia. We enjoyed his sample of her music he sang for us in Qingdao. To see more videos of patients undergoing adult stem cell treatments in China head over to stemcellschina.com.
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Cerebral PalsyAngelica - Cerebral Palsy (PVL)
"I do know that I brought here a child that was not active, that was barely alive, that did nothing and now I have a little girl. She definitely has a lot of body movements. So I think she has a lot to work with. And I think she's going to be fine. I could not say that a month ago." Angelica's mother following her first treatment in China Angelica received a bad combination of blood pressure medication and anesthesia when she was born. As a result she suffered a severe brain injury. The youngest of five, she and her mother came to China when she was nine months old. We met Roxanne and Angelica just before their return home. We were very surprised by their story. After the treatment her mother said "I just felt like I had four boys and a handicapped child. Now I have a little girl."
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Optic Nerve AtrophyCiska - Glaucoma Stem Cell Patient
Ciska's glaucoma came on suddenly and left her looking at the world as if through a pair of binoculars in a movie. She lost her peripheral vision. She found herself living in a new metropolis having to use what vision she had left to look at the ground in front of her to get around. Her doctors told her they could halt the progress of the glaucoma but they could not restore her sight. Ciska heard about improvements other optics patients were having with adult stem cell transplants and decided to go for it. Doctors treating her and the stem cell provider, Beike Biotech, have asked that we note that her improvements, while in line with expectations, were uncommonly rapid. She saw a significant improvement in her peripheral vision within the hour of her first IV transplant.
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