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Our China Journey Continues

November 19th, 2009

 Beike Biotechnology Co. Ltd.,

Beike (pronounced Bay-Ka) is a China based biotechnology company with headquarters in Shenzhen, China.  Beike is a private company but it does operate under close supervision and with strong support from various departments of the Chinese government. Beike has received about (USD) $5 million in Chinese government grants.  As a biotechnology company on the leading edge of regenerative medical technology, Beike is dedicated to developing and providing technologies and protocols for safe, effective treatments utilizing adult stem cells with a focus on cord blood-derived stem cell therapy.  Beike has partnered with 30 leading hospitals across China, leading scientists and over 250 doctors specializing in delivering stem cell therapy for neurological and vascular ailments

 The stem cell technology has been used in over 13,000+ stem cell transplants since 2001 and their network of scientists have over 100 publications in leading Chinese journals.  Beike Biotech has developed specialized treatment programs for twelve ailments and injuries that are utilized in hospitals to treat over 200 patients every month.Following is a list of the twelve ailments presently listed with Beike, where specialized protocols have been established.

            Ataxia, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Diabetic Foot, Femoral Head Necrosis, Lower Limb Ischemia, Motor Neuron Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Optic Nerve Conditions, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Cord Injury, and Stoke.  Other diseases now also being treated are ALS, Parkinson, Batten’s Disease, Huntington’s disease, Brain Injury, West Nile, Syringomyelia, LHON Disease, and many more. (Above information was supplied in the Beike New Patient Information Packet).

 Our initial contact with Beike was through email. We received immediate responses at all times and were assigned a patient representative to work with. They were very helpful when we first began our investigation of Stem Cell Treatments for Matt, answering our many questions.  Other information we received from outside of Beike regarding Beike and their stem cell research and subsequent treatment plans were very positive.  A large pharmaceutical company in the US is working to establish protocol with Beike, to become the US provider of stem cells in the future.  All information we received informed us that Beike is, in fact, the premier leader in the world for these treatments.

Upon arrival in China, we were met with professionalism and great kindness from all the Beike Staff.  Greeted at the airport by our driver and interpreter, we were taken to the hospital and our room – our new home for the next several weeks.  After a quick visit from the nightly on staff doctor, and as we had had a late night arrival (we had been traveling for nearly 15 hours), we were left to rest until the next day.  In the morning we soon met many nurses, doctors and interpreters, who worked to check us in, go over our medical reports we were providing, and do a checkup on Matt.  Shortly after, we had our finalized treatment plan established for the next six weeks. They wasted no time getting Matt on the rotation schedule for treatment.    Within a couple days of our arrival we traveled into the central part of the city of Qingdao for an MRI and special eye tests that are performed at the Eye Institute of Qingdao. This would give us the baseline to work from, regarding improvements in Matt’s vision.

Matt was scheduled to start treatments that Wednesday.  As all patients receive for the first treatment the stem cells via IV injection, we were both excited and scared.  By this time we had met many of the other patients and caregivers, and were completely assured that all would be well.  We were told by many the first treatment was the easiest.  Indeed, this was true and Matt was able to suck those stem cells through his IV in about 20 minutes.  Later infusions took much longer.  He breezed right though the treatment and felt fine for a couple of days.  On day three, as became the pattern, he would feel flu like symptoms and stay in bed most of the day.

This gives you an idea of our first few days in China, and if anyone is interested in more information regarding Beike treatments for all the diseases mentioned above, please feel free to contact me.  We believe in this treatment and want to share all information we have gathered to anyone who is interested in pursuing this for themselves or other family and friends looking for healing and a better quality of life.

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