Stem Cell Transplant Archive

I received this information today. APA stands for American Psychological Association and they just had a convention in San Francisco where a researcher, Dr. Ruthruff presented the following: Ruthruff L, et al “The Effects of Bone Marrow Transplantation on Infant Psychosocial Development” American Psychological Association Convention Program 2007; Session 2300, p

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Article via Journal & Courier here. Conner’s website here. Road to curing Conner leads to upcoming transplant By DOROTHY SCHNEIDER It was just a common cold that landed Conner Smith in the hospital about 3 1/2 years ago. But his body couldn’t fight off the germs. Doctors soon discovered

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I received this email from Rhys (www.cure4rhys.org) ad a couple of days ago: I have just had a phone call from Newcastle!!? They have found a match for Rhys in America, not perfect but good enough for them to reserve it! We still have the World Record to break

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Quest to find Rhys, 6 a bone-marrow donor May 14 2007 by Madeleine Brindley, Western Mail PATIENTS are dying because not enough people have registered as potential bone- marrow donors. Only about 10m people worldwide are registered as potential bone-marrow donors – 60,000 live in Wales. There is also

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Giovanni is home! Dr. Sung-Yun Pai did it again. KNOCK ON WOOD. Story via Concord Monitor here.

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Please say a prayer for Jack. Jack had his first transplant a year ago. More about Jack’s story here and here. This from Jack’s mom blog last Saturday: He is still having breathing problems and is still on oxygen. This pneumonia is really kicking his butt. The doctors have

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I copied this from Giovanni’s dad progress notes: When I entered Giovanni’s room I walked to his side and laid my cheek against his as he soundly slept softly breathing. As my cheek lay against his puffy cherib cheeks feeling his warmth I selfishly fed myself comfort from this

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Today is the second aniversary of Andy’s stem cell transplant. THANK YOU Thank you Vero for being there with us. Dr. Maya, thank you for teaching us that some doctors are simply saturated. Dr. Maulen, your were right (more or less). Thank you for making me understand that gamma

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From the Pediatrics Journal, published today: Successful Allogeneic Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in a Child Who Had Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia With Immunodeficiency Sophie Dupuis-Girod, MDa,b, Caterina Cancrini, MD, PhDc, Françoise Le Deist , MD, PhDd,1, Paolo Palma, MDc, Christine Bodemer, MDe, Anne Puel, PhDf, Susanna Livadiotti, MDc, Capucine Picard,

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Meet “Cooper the Trooper”. Cooper had NEMO deficiency and was transplanted May 2nd, 2006 with stem cells from his Dad. Read Cooper the Trooper blog here. Via Flora Bergeron.

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