One of Andy’s worst enemies before receiving Sofia’s stem cells was cytomegalovirus. A virus from the herpesvirus group that remains dormant within the body. CMV reactivates if the immune system is weak or dysfunctional. I found a news release from researchers at the City of Hope Cancer Center that are giving a “booster shot” to…
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Treelighting event featured at Children’s News
The tree lighting event was featured on page number one of Children’s News. The article says, Children’s Hospital Boston’s Main Lobby was filled with singing and holiday cheer at the annual Season of Hope concert and tree lighting on Thursday, Dec. 1. This year’s tree lighters, patient Andy Trevino and his sister, Sofia, were warmly…
Swiss approve PGD
I read about this on June 16. The procedure is permitted in many European countries including Britain, Denmark, Norway, France and Spain. The Swiss Senate has followed the House of Representatives in voting in favour of lifting the ban on screening human embryos for genetic diseases. Read article via SwissInfo here.
New York Times examines debate over PGD
The New York Times on Tuesday examined the debate over PGD. “According to a 2004 survey by the Genetics and Public Policy Center at Johns Hopkins University, about two-thirds of the respondents approved of the use of P.G.D. to prevent a fatal childhood disease and for tissue matching to save a sibling, said Kathy Hudson,…
Christina Mattingly
I took this picture when the producer and the cameraman from NBC came for the interview. Sofia wanted to play with Christina Mattingly…
NBC – WHDH 7 News Boston – Littlest lifesaver
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CNN Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks about PGD
Dr. Gupta talked about PGD today, He’s a CNN senior medical correspondent, “People are using it solely for the purpose of sex selection…People are using it for reasons that are considered more cosmetic… You mentioned the word creepy…It is a little creepy its an ethically hazy area.” Dr. Sanjay Gupta Watch CNN video Dr. Sanjay…
7 News – Transcript
Little lifesaver Air Date: 11/18/2005 Now, a story about the great lengths local parents went to save their son. Their little boy started getting sick just hours after birth, and it only got worse. So they decided to save one child by having another. Andy Trevino gets both hugs and hits from his little sister…
NBC – WHDH 7 News Boston – Littlest lifesaver
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