• Daniel, You are a shining example and an inspiration to those who will not give up, will not lie down and will not accept it when they are given the sentence that they have "no options." Well done! -dg
  

A father looking for the best for his child with autism quit his job, sold his house in Florida and moved to Western New York looking for better public schools. This is only the first in a long line of sacrifices he's made, sacrifices that are all worth it, he says because the radical medical treatments they've been using are working.


Eight year old Matthew Faiella was diagnosed with autism at 18 months and at the time, the doctor's long term prediction did not give the family much hope.


"When they told me they go, 'just be ready to institutionalize him' and I broke down and cried in front of the doctor. I looked at her and said, not my son, not on my watch," says Daniel Faiella, Matthew's father...

• He started tireless research and two years ago decided to start treating his son in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber. "We tried it out and he went from two word sentences to complete sentences," says Daniel.

• his son would be injected with stem cells. It was not approved to treat autism here in the United States. Daniel says his son is still getting better and will return for another treatment this fall.
  

"Weren't you scared of what might happen to him?" asks Kristin Donnelly.


"Of course, scared, and fear, but I don't let fear control my life," Daniel answers.


"You do whatever you can for your child - nothing, spare no cost," Faiella insists.


Check out the Faiella family blog


via wgrz.com | Buffalo, NY | Dad: Radical Treatment Helping Son With Autism.

I JUST CAME ACROSS THIS BLATANTLY IGNORANT COMMENT.  PLEASE HELP FIGHT IGNORANCE IN ALL OF IT'S FORMS.  THANK YOU! (my comments in red.) -dg

Kungfool says:

"The post above is BS too.  Autism cannot be cured, and people peddling stem cells as a miracle cure are hucksters"

This is the only somewhat correct part of his rant.  Autism can be cured, it's just a matter of time.  But that's not the problem.  The problem is that this guy thinks all stem cell clinics peddle miracle cures.  In fact, the top 8 in the world are so respectful of their patients that they severely downplay their success and probably never even use the word cure, much less "miracle cure".  They are very up front about the number of patients they have treated per disease and their success rate and side effects if any.

So, I agree.  People peddling "miracle cures" probably ARE hucksters.

But, highly credential scientists/doctors with an abundance of experience who are administering scientifically proven stem cell treatments with a 5-10 year safety and success record and full disclosure regarding history (on the other hand) are NOT hucksters and are to be applauded for their efforts.

"Anytime a treatment is available at ONE clinic, and they claim to be 10-20 years ahead of the rest of the world, skeptical red flags should be flying high. "

Who does this?  Please show me a stem cell treatment center that advertises "10-20 years ahead of the world."  If they exist, you are probably right and should avoid them.  But none of the treatment centers I have had interaction with in over 4 years in the industry has have made such claims.

Many of the treatment centers around the world ARE about 5-7 years ahead of the United States because the US was so focused on embryonic research and the debate that they fell behind...but not 10-20 ahead of the world.

"But links like the one above..."

he is refering to Stem Cells for Autism – An Open Letter to President Obama - http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/stem-cells-for-autism-an-open-letter-to-president-obama/

"...are counter intuitive and give false hope. Spreading this misinformation is no better than selling people sugar pills to cure their ailments." Comment by kungfool (SHORTENED FOR CONTENT)

BS?  Misinformation? Sugar pills?

Here are 279 adult stem cell articles that describe victories around the world.  Are all of these major news sources scamming the public?
http://donmargolis.com/blog/category/victories/

Here's another 2-300.  Are these articles about snake oil salesmen AND written by world class journalists who got fooled every time?
http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/category/victories-success-stories/

Did you know that adult stem cells are being used all over the US for many pets - cats, dogs and horses...just not in humans (IN THE US) because the clinical trial process takes 7-12 years and the US got a late start with their focus on embryonic stem cells.
http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/kcbs-stem-cell-research-on-horses-holds-promise-for-human-athletes/

Here's a few peer reviewed studies on the benefits of adult stem cells in over 72 diseases (from 2007):
http://www.stemcellresearch.org/facts/asc-refs.pdf

False hope? -"And as far as false hope, there is no such thing. There is only hope or the absence of hope-nothing else." – Patti Davis http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/false-hope-real-hope/

If seems to me that the only one dealing in misinformation is kungfool.  But I understand it can get very confusing.

So if you are honestly concerned about finding one of the GOOD treatment centers, there is a non-partial patient advocate education center called the Repair Stem Cell Institute (RSCI) - http://repairstemcells.org

RSCI lists the top 5% of reputable stem cell treatment centers which have met their rigorous guidelines and standards - http://repairstemcells.org/RepairStemCellStandards.php

They have a science advisory board with doctors and scientists whose credentials will impress even the most jaded and with over 700 peer reviewed papers among them.
http://repairstemcells.org/Home/Science-Advisory-Board.aspx

I wonder if he thinks they are all BS and scammers too?

Get your facts straight before making (ignorant) blanket statements kungfool.

Stem Cells for Autism - An Open Letter to President Obama

Cologne, Germany (PRWEB) June 8, 2009 -- The mother of a Bayport, New York girl reaches out to President Obama to make stem cell therapy available in America after her daughter's successful treatment in Germany at the XCell-Center in January 2009.

For Judy DiCorcia, it took a leap of faith to take her 10-year-old daughter, Lauren, to Germany for stem cell therapy. Just six short weeks after returning home and observing her daughter's progress, she knew that her faith had been rewarded, prompting her to bring her daughter's story to the attention of President Obama. Here is what she wrote to him:

Dear President Obama,

I am the mother of a 10-year-old autistic daughter. In January, we took Lauren to Cologne, Germany for Adult Stem Cell therapy. The center used her own stem cells drawn from her hip bone marrow, centrifuged the next day, and then reinserted via lumbar puncture the following day (2.95 million cells). Both procedures were quick and not invasive at all. In the past 6 weeks we have seen significant improvements in our daughter's behaviors, focus, hyperactivity, and insomnia. I would rate a general improvement of about 40% - this is HUGE for a family living with autism. Our daughter started sleeping through the night for the first time (yes, she is 10 and got up every night) since stem cells. Lauren is happier just in her own skin - so much less frustrated and just generally happier. She is getting through her one-on-one therapy more quickly, better focused, and more compliant. Of course, it amazes me that this simple, non-controversial therapy cannot be done here in the United States.

Sincerely,
Judy DiCorcia

Now, more than five months since her treatment, Mrs. DiCorcia reports that her daughter is still doing well, "Lauren is doing well. I would have to say that she 'plateaued' at about the 12-week mark. Her situation is stable and fortunately all positive effects have persisted. I wish the doctor could fly to the US and perform the therapy here!"

The autism treatment at XCell-Center employs (autologous) stem cells that come from the patient's own bone marrow. After the stem cells are separated from the bone marrow, they are implanted into the spinal canal under local or general anesthesia depending upon the specific needs of the patient. The procedure, including stem cell collection, processing and therapy, costs around $10,000 US dollars. Over 1000 patients have been treated via lumbar puncture with no major complications.

For more information on XCell-Center and the other top 5% of stem cell treatment centers in the world:

http://repairstemcells.org

Experimental Stem Cell Treatment for Autism

Patterson learned that doctors in Peru are using stem cells from umbilical cords of newborn infants to treat brain injuries, so she researched it. ...

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