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PROGRAMSUCCESSx13JUNE2012PAGE29SaveYourChildLifebySavingtheUmbilicalCordAfterdeliverywhilethedoctorisfindingthescissorstohandtotheproudfatherheleansovertotheparentsandasksthemiftheywouldliketopreservetheumbilicalcordbloodfromthenewbornandsendittoabloodbankforpreservationandpossiblefutureuse.UmbilicalCordbloodcontainsstemcellswhichcandifferentiateintoanytypeoftissueorganorsystemthatyouwanttocultureittobecome.Thiscanbegreatifanincidentoccursduringthechildx19slifeorpossiblyarelativex19swheretissuesoranorganorasystemcanbeneededandtheavailabilityofsomeoneelsex19sisslowornotprogressinginthegiventimeframe.Withstemcellsthephysiciancanallowthecellstodifferentiateintothedesiredorganortissueandtransplantthesecellsintothebodyinhopestocuringorsolvingthepredicament.Somanydiseasescancurrentlybecuredwithstemcells.InheritedmetabolicdisorderssuchasTaySachsandWolmanDiseasecanbetreatedandcuredwiththesestemcells.Allofthebonemarrowdisordersbloodcancersleukemiasandlymphomasarealsocurable.MorecommonailmentsanddiseaseslikeOsteoporosisRheumatoidArthritisOvarianCancerTesticularCancerandSickleCellDiseaseallcanusethecordbloodasaremedy.Thisoptionofstoringthecordbloodisgiventoeveryonebeforedeliveryandconfirmedatbirth.Theprocessiseasy.Iftheparentsdecidetosaveandstorethecordbloodoncetheumbilicalcordiscutasusualthebloodiscollectedfromthecordsealedandsecuredandimmediatelyshippedofftoabloodbankforstorage.Familieswhoparticipatehavetheoptionofusingthisbloodfortheirretentionortheycoulddonatethebloodforscienceorgivetoafamilyinneed.Relativesofthestoredbloodhaveahighsuccessrateofsurvivalusingthestemcellsextractedfromthecordblood.Incomparisontousingdonatedstemcellsthesuccessrateisdoubleifusingyourown.Complicationscanarisemoreinunrelatednotgeneticbloodthanusinggeneticbloodhoweverdonatingcordbloodstillisagiftthatcanpotentiallysavealife.Thisconceptofpreventativemedicineisagreatideabutnotafrugaloptionbecausethisisanelectiveprocedure.AtCBRCordBloodRegistrytheworldx19sleadingcordbloodregistrywithofficeslocatedinCaliforniaandstoragebanksinArizonathecosttoinitiallycollectprocessandjointhebankisbetween1500and1900dollars.Theneachyearthefamilywouldpayaround125tostoretheblood.Soifyouarelookingtohousethebloodduringthedevelopmentalagesofbirthtotenyearsofageyouareroughlypaying3150.Thispriceisnx19ttoosteepbutyoudefinitelyhavetomakeyourdecisionbasedonx1cwhatifx1dandforhowlongdoyouwanttostorethestemcells.Despitewhatanyonefeelsorthinkstherearedocumentedcasesofsuccessstorieswherestemcellscollectedwereusedandtheycuredthepatient.AtestimonyofhowthisworkedasdocumentedbyCBRCordBloodRegistryCBRbecausetheirfacilitieswereusedincludesthestoryofalittleboynamedJoseph.JosephJr.wasborntoacoupleafterundergoinginfertilitytreatment.HisparentsbeingAfricanAmericanhappenedtocarrythegenesforsicklecellanemiaandJosephinheritedthisdisease.HavingthisdiseaseJosephsufferedwithallthetypicalsymptomsassociatedwithillness.TiredofseeingtheirsonsufferwiththepainfeversandswollenlimbsandeventhemultiplebloodtransfusionsJosephx19sparentsdecidedtolookforalternativesolutions.ForyearsJosephx19sparentsandphysicianslookedforamatchbothinstemcellsinbonemarrowandumbilicalcordblood.ThesearchwascontinuingwithnoprevailuntilJosephx19smothernotonlyfoundoutthatshewaspregnantbutthatthebabywasamatchforJoseph.WhenJosephx19sbabybrotherwasbornhisumbilicalcordbloodwastakenprocessedandstoredatCBR.ChemotherapydestroyedallofJosephx19ssickledcellsandthestemcellsweretransplantedintoJosephtorebuildhimanewredbloodcellbankfreeofsickledcells.WithmuchsuccessJosephrecoveredfreeofdiseasefreeofpainfreetoliveamorehealthylife.