QQ re: umbilical cord stem cell replacement

July 16, 2003

Howdy Yall,

Sorry I have been MIA lately, but we are in the boat business and 4th of

July is our busiest time of the year...and immediately following that (on the

5th) I fell and thought I had broken the upper bone in my thigh. Come to find

out, it is " just torn muscles " . Let me just say this..... " owwwwwwwwww " any

way.

Anywhooo, I was reading an article in the latest U.S.News magazine and it

was talking about folks who have " genetically selected " a sibling in order to

provide healthy umbilical cord stem cells, to be implanted in an ill child's

bone marrow.

Anyone here familiar with this? Does this work for panc? Does this still

require anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their life? Since I have panc

too........wonder if that means I would automatically pass it down to all

offspring? Ok, Ok........who's the geneticist among us??

Thanks for any info or trails I might follow~

Donna Womack

(Cameron's Mom)

Fort Worth, TX

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