I need to talk to people who have had stem cell treatment that worked for them, my brother needs it badly?
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My husband received a stem cell transplant for Lymphoma, not MS.  I can help with questions regarding the collection process, but I would imagine the transplant itself would vary, since the diseases vary.\n\nThe stem cell transplant worked with my husband, and he has been lymphoma-free for 6 years.  If no one else can give you the info you need, you can email me and I can help as much as possible.  But you can probably accompany your brother to his physician and get more valuable advice than here on Answers.  Good luck.
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If you think you're doing well with your aunt, then stay with her. Make decisions that will benefit and help you. As for your brothers in Michigan, there's alway email, snail mail or telephone to contact them and still have some sort of communication. I know that your Mom and Dad doing drugs is not a good thing not only for them but for you as well, so why not talk to them. Encourage them to have a better life free from drugs. Be an influence to your family by doing the right things. I know you can do it. Just handle the situation with an open mind and heart.
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I work in Multiple Myeloma research. Can I ask where your father is being treated? I work at the leading myeloma center in the US, and quite possibly, the world.\n\nI'd be happy to offer answers/advice if you're interested. I'll copy this answer in a message to you as well so that you will have my contact info.\n\nGod bless.
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Well thank you for being the more Christlike person in trying to do it all yourself and not giving up because your brother doesn't want to do the work.  But it does need to change because your brother should be helping too.  Tell him that charity is a virtue and that charity brings happiness.  I believe he would be more happy if he helped those around him . . . and himself.  Maybe reward him for helping out with something sometimes.  Give him incentives to do better.
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my brother was over seas for a while, and i barely ever heard from him. it is hard for them to get to the phone, etc, they are so busy and focused on what they are doing. i would keep it up, you probably dont realize your emails are making his day. i would think you should keep it up.
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im very sorry 2 hear you are going throu a hard time, my brothers Law Firm usually gives away some money 2 charities. E-mail me if u live near NYC, maybe i can help
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To one of the posters before me, I can only say that some people need to get educated before telling others to check their facts!  Most embryonic stem cell research is done on the stem cells of embryos that would have been discarded anyway; fertility clinics routinely thrash embryos that aren't showing satisfactory growth rates suitable for In vitro.  So the embryo dies no matter what!  Might as well put the tissue to use so that the death isn't in vain--who knows how many lives the research on one embryo could save?  And as far as grouping OTHER stem cell research into this whole "morality" issue... I'd hope these soapbox preachers realize that blood cells come from stem cells that are produced by bone marrow--and we all have 'em.  No lives (other than cellular) are lost for research--and many bone marrow transplant patients owe their lives to what's been done so far.  Blood stem cells aren't capable of forming anything other than blood cells, while embryonic stem cells have the potential of becoming any of the body's tissues.  Honest to goodness, do a little research!\n\nNOW, to answer the question asked... yeah, I think he'll veto it.  He'll kick himself if he or someone he loves becomes ill with a disease that might have been curable if he'd have actually helped the research.  But for now, I'd see him standing on the Biblewagon and doing whatever he can to make sure nothing useful happens.  (Kind of like he's been doing from day one, eh?)
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HI! I will definitely pray for you two. I am so sorry about your illnesses. That is so tragic. There is power in prayers and strength in numbers. My brother was written off as 'terminal' when he was 15. He's now 49! He had many prayers and is wonderful and healthy now. I wrote your names down and will contact others to pray for you as well. God bless!
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Contact the AMerican Cancer Society. They can offer help to you and your mom. They can send you information, find doctors, explain chemo or medication questions, and they can help find someone you can talk to about your feelings.\n\nI will keep you and your mom  in my prayers!!
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Go to job corps learn a trade (I know many people who benefited greatly from their experience) so if you do help your brother and it doesn't work out you have something to fall back on. Or do both
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removal and/or radiation usually help. Depends on many other factors of the individual. I wish him well and said a prayer for him.
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I tend to horse around a bit much - but I am serious when I say my youngest brother's eye was healed.\n\nThe problem was when we were kids he scratched eye and did not tell anyone, just rubbing his eye occasionally.  after several days of this the parents finally questioned him (the boy didn't cry or go on over it, and you know it hurt)..., they took him to the eye doctor and he they waited too long  - scarring had set up and he would have blurred vision in that one eye. He gave him some eye drops for the pain, and some medicine for a slight irritation.\n\nA few days later was prayed for by the Church - the next morning my little brother could see clearly.  The scar was gone! Finito!\n\nI could tell you other such true stories and far more interesting experiences - but somehow I really doubt you believe me, or would try to explain some other reason for this healing if you did believe me.\n\nIf you do not believe me? I'm not going to loose any sleep over it. What I said is true regardless of what anyone else thinks. I have nothing to gain other than just sharing. I don't want your money nor to benefit from you one way or another.
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a friend of mine was wrongly committed to an institution. he told me that the electric shock therapy that he received would render him unable to talk, he could hardly move afterwards, they woke him up every morning at 5 and strapped him to a chair and shocked him. His family would come to visit in the afternoon, he would sit in a chair unable to talk to them, unable to sit up straight, they would ask the doctors what was wrong with him, the doctor would shake his head, and they would walk away and cry and he would cry. \n\nI feel deeply sorry for anyone who has undergone this sort of thing.
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Hi Michelle,\n\nMy 8 year old daughter Alex was diagnosed with AML when she was 10 months old and was in active treatment for over 5 years, so I know exactly what you're going through. There are several organizations that help pediatric cancer families. In each case it's best to have your social worker at the hospital contact them and arrange for assistance.\n\n\nHere are the ones that helped us the most:\n\n1) National Children's Cancer Society\nhttp://www.nationalchildrenscancersociety.com\nWe had to relocate from the west coast to Duke (for Alex's 2 Cord Blood Transplants) 3 times over 3 years for a total of 10 months. NCCS helped pay our rent in North Carolina twice and also paid one month of our mortgage. They also helped out with meal money.\n\n2) The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America\nhttp://www.leukemia.org\nLLS will pay up to $500 in transportation and chemotherapy expenses per year.\n\n3) Candlelighters\nhttp://www.candlelighters.org\nCandlelighters paid part of our mortgage one month and later helped to pay for additional schooling for Alex, so she could catch up with her class.\n\n4) Corporate Angel Network\nhttp://www.corpangelnetwork.org\nIf you have to fly anywhere for treatment, Corporate Angel Network will try to find you a seat on a corporate jet going to that location. Alex was neutropenic (no immune system) a lot during her 5 years of treatment, but we still had to fly back and forth between Seattle and North Carolina several times. Without Corporate Angel Network's help, I doubt Alex would have been able to fly without getting seriously ill.\n\n\nThere are also a couple charities that will help by providing you and your family with a chance to have some fun:\n\nMake a Wish\nhttp://www.wish.org\nMake a Wish will grant one wish to your child. They're usually pretty open to whatever the child wants, although they have been known to turn down more extravagant requests. The only caveat is that the child has to be able to specifically ask for the wish themselves. Alex was only 3 at the time of her wish, so we went to DisneyWorld. She didn't really want too much else at that age!\n\nStarlight * Starbright\nhttp://www.starlight.org\nStarlight * Starbright picks up where Make a Wish leaves off. They provide theater tickets, tickets to the zoo, parties, toys, etc... When Alex was going through treatment they arranged for her to see Beauty & the Beast, Seussical, The Wiggles (the horror!), The Lion King and more... At the time we were struggling financially, so Starlight * Starbright was really a godsend.\n\n\nFinally, depending on where you live there may also be local or regional charities that will help you out. Your social worker at the hospital should know about them, but if you live in the Seattle area I have a few suggestions.\n\nHope this helps. If you need to, you can contact me through Alex's website at http://www.alexupdate.com\n\nTake care.\n\n-- Todd \n\nP.S. Now that we're doing better financially we donate to each of the charities that I listed above using some of the profits from our coupon site. I would encourage everyone else who can afford it to consider making a donation also. 8-)
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i dont' suggest it. do you want to use stem cells to help yourself when they had to kill babies to get it? i wouldn't. i'm sorry for your MS though. truly.
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There are simply 10s of 1000s of homeopathic drs. in India and hundreds of hospitals. Find someone with a least 30 years experience to treat your brother. You may also need to use Unani or Ayruveda with Homeopathy. \nThere are homeop. drs. in your town if you live in India,
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Sorry to hear about your brother. He would have been flown to Ramstein AB (thats my daughters job) and would then be taken to Landstuhl. (about like going across the street)\nYou will want to do three things, first contact the Red Cross, second contact the base commander of the nearest military instilation to where you live, and third contact your congrssman/senators office.\n\nThis is important, depending on the sevarity and type of injuries, the military is flying family members to Landstuhl. They would then get to fly back to the states with him. (usually a parent or spouse)\n\ngood luck to you and your brother\nand God Speed