Doctors have been given permission to screen a woman’s embryos for a rare form of eye cancer. Angela Donovan had retinoblastoma as a child and passed on the gene to her first son, Kieran, who underwent chemotherapy to get rid of the cancer. Fertility experts at University College Hospital London will test her embryos to…
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Esteban Manteca Gracias!
Muchas gracias Esteban Manteca, Abrazos ‘papachentos y muy cariñosos’ recibidos. Pulseras live immune aqui.
Children’s Hospital Boston Main South
Check out the new Main South at Children’s Hospital Boston: “Home to state-of-the-art intensive care units, cutting-edge surgical suites, and more room and amenities for patients and families.” But best of all Andy’s name is written on Main South steel beams. Check the pictures below and a map with location of the building. More about…
Sofia kicks coxsackie virus butt!
Her immune system (that happens to be the same as Andy’s…) is kicking the coxsackie virus butt! Her worst day was Friday. Turns out that all the nighboors (3) have it. Andy is still safe (knock on wood).
Rossidudes
Ethan Rossi was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when he was six months old, he had a stem cell transplant 149 days ago and he’s doing “quite well’. His dad Brian and mom Carolyn keep a very cool online blog called the Rossidudes. With lots of video and up to the minute updates, Brian Rossi…
Jen Spencer blog
Jen Spencer (picture), one of Andy’s favourite nurses has her own blog! Jen moved to Philadelphia to study more about nursing. Here’s Jen with Andy, Here’s her blog,
Sofia battles a Coxsackie Virus
Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease, Herpangina Ulcers that appear in the mouth, in the back of throat. She seems to have a headache. High fever. Pain in the mouth and throat. Drooling. Decrease in appetite. Were told that the incubation period can be anywhere from 2 days to 10 days. It can live on surfaces. Regarding Andy, He’s…
Gueno, gueno. Registro de células madre en México
Hay un artículo el día de hoy en el periódico Reforma sobre donación de médula ósea con el título “Invitan a donar médula ósea”. El artículo indica que en México solamente somos cuatro mil personas registradas. Leer artículo Reforma aquí (suscripción) La primera vez que llame al Donormo fué en Febrero/Marzo del 2002 buscando un…
Stem cell transplantation website @ Children’s Hospital
Hey! I just visited the Stem Cell Transplantation website at Children’s Hospital Boston new website and our picture is shown there. Cool! I also found Dr. Pai’s website: Here are some facts about the stem cell transplantation program I didn’t know about: + Established in the 70’s, we are one of the largest, most established…
Book Status – First contact with agents
My current word count is 123,564 Whats the page count? Industry standard preferred length is 250 words per page. My unedited book is 494.26 long. I should be able to finish in about four weeks. In the meantime there are good news about a publisher in Mexico that showed some interest. And also the first…