ShenZhen China 9/16/06
September 17th, 2006
Dave is now reading his own large print emails from friends and family! He is so thrilled! He hasn’t been able to read in 41/2 years. He reads slowly of course since it has been so long, and his brain needs to reconnect but wiith practice this too shall improve. It is just amazing that he is reading at all. He really read very well, and of course we captured it on video and with still pictures. Some of the changes are so suttle that they really can go unnoticed at first, such as the decrease in pain and spasms. You realize during one of the transfers that the spasms are less. Then you start realizing that the imrovements are more than you realized or even hoped for. Dave’s eyesight improving was a big hope for him, and he is hoping for continued improvement with time. His independence depends on his visual capabilities with his other disabilities, so pray for the best. Never, ever give up hope. More to come in the next several days, but didn’t want to wait to advise others of this change!
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1. Joy Miller | September 17th, 2006 at 9:59 am
My name is Joy. My sister Angel jD and a mother of 2, was in an automobile accident 2004, which left her a quadriplegic (C5-6). However, Angel can breath on her own and has really good gross motor skills of her arms. She is able to feed herself with a bent utensil and grasp a cup to drink out of. Her fine motor skills are still on the workings. Angel has really bad spasms in her legs. She recently had her second dosage of Botox shots in ankles and legs. Angel has gained a lot of feeling. She does have a standing frame at home and uses it sometimes.
Angel is really curious about the stem cell research and is hoping the state of MO will be soon pass a law.
Please keep in touch. Angel wants to know if this is something worth saving to have help her recover.
How much did is it costing? How would one get information?
Please respond when you can. JOY
2. Brian Parker | September 19th, 2006 at 9:07 pm
Hi… I am very impressed with your progress so far. I am a C4, C5, and C6 incomplete quadriplegic and I have been since I was 14 years old. I am now 33 going on 34 and I am also gathering funds like others to persue these treatments as well.
To Joy: Do not hold your breath on the US government passing any law soon when it comes to live human trials. It will be a good while before that happens and time is precious in my eyes. My advice is research China’s ongoing treatments and see for yourself the amazing things that are going on.
I myself, have severe spasms so bad that I need 20 lbs weights on each leg at night just to stop them from kicking all over the place. That is why I have full intensions on going to China myself for such treatments.
Looking forward to more updates on David soon.
Brian
3. jill | September 22nd, 2006 at 3:18 am
D, I knew that you could do it! I can’t wait to see all the things that you can now do again! I love you and miss you.. Jillerino
4. gregor haas | November 2nd, 2006 at 6:26 pm
Hi! my name is gregor haas ,my son Chace was injured in an MVA when he was 5 months old which left him with an incomplete injury between C3-C5.He is 8 years old now and he truly is an insparation to those around him.We live in Australia and though we are sceptical about the stem cell research ,we are very anxious to learn more about this from people like yourselves so that we can make an informed decision for our son on this topic.Please reply thankyou
5. tibia rpg&hellip | December 7th, 2006 at 6:39 am
tibia rpg…
Thank you, I could not have sead it better my self….
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