Pansy can lay on her back with her feet pulled close to her butt and raise her hips off the bed. That is a big improvement if you could not do that before. Dr. Bing is very pleased.
I was wrong when I told you that they used embryonic stem cells–they use umbilical cord stem cells.
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Pansy can move her feet, knees, and hips without pain–she has better color in her toes–her feet are not as cold–I guess the stem cells have improved circulation in her legs. She says she can see better out of her right eye. These might seem like very small changes, but all the parts have to work before you can walk or run. Dr. Bing is considering using ultra sound on her legs and feet on Saturday morning. I talked to Dr. Bing about one hour ago regarding additional injections–he said we could make that decision next week.
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The food from the catering service is mostly rice with side dishes of sweet and sour chicken, spare ribs with vegetables. Lucy (our translator) traveled with us to the market about 1 mile away. Most all items in the store are written in chinese–so you have to look at the pictures on the package. Dr. Bing compared the pulse in the left and right feet–the pulse in the left foot was not near a strong as the pulse in the right foot–you recall the nail on the big toe on the left foot comes off on occasion for no apparent reason. Pansy will receive embryonic stem cell IV treatment on Friday afternoon around 2PM. There 2 men here with ataxia–70 year man from Queensland has sca6-he will receive 6 treatments–he has shown improvement according to his wife–46 year old man from Belfast has had ataxia for ten years–he has received 2 treatments.
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