wayne’s sci blog
Greetings again! Wayne’s stem cell injection schedule has been set. He receives his next spinal cord injection on June 18, Monday in the afternoon usually around 3:30 pm. He receives another injection but this is strictly through his peripheral IV (arm) on Friday June 22. He will receive subsequent spinal injection on June 27 – Wednesday, and the last one July 2 – Monday. Accompanying the stem cells is an IV infusion of growth hormone hopefully to generate more cells and specificity. When Brandon and Christi’s second child, Carlee was born, I was fortunate to be in the delivery room. After the delivery I saw the Dr. with multiple tubes, the umbilical cord and placerta. The kids told us they had made arrangements for banking the cord hopefully to help Wayne in the future. Not only did we receive another grandchild but a possible answer for Wayne! We later found out there is no advantage in using your familys cord because there is no genetics involved. This is why there should be no rejection from the host. Her cord will be kept for future use, hopefully never needed. In fact, the comment was made how far behind the USA is, that China has collected all their umbilical cords for the past 7 years. In the USA, we simply dispose of them. Our day has been fairly repetetive with physical therapy. The importance of keeping Wayne physically in shape is essential. We told you earlier that we had no English speaking stations on the tv. As this is being written Wayne found Chinese bad minton. He is really missing his ESPN!! We will probably not write over the weekend until Monday after Wayne has his 2nd stem cell injection. We wanted to share a email that Britt sent. Apparently she ate at a Chinese restaurant and her fortune cookie stated, “Your dream will come true when you least expect it.” So we’re hoping for a big week! We hope you all have a safe weekend. Because God is with us, we need not fear what lies ahead. God Willing Wayne and Deb
11 comments June 15th, 2007
