Comments on: A Meaningful Gift http://karensopinion.com/2008/10/22/a-meaningful-gift/ because My Opinion Counts Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mary http://karensopinion.com/2008/10/22/a-meaningful-gift/comment-page-1/#comment-2234 Mary Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:15:13 +0000 http://karensopinion.com/?p=1159#comment-2234 I think this is a wonderful idea! I have to say that my husband and I had a terrible time making the decision on whether or not to bank our daughter's cord blood. We had donated our son's (because of the cost) but something kept pulling at me the second time to bank it. It definitely is expensive but I am one of those who believe that everything happens for a reason. While I was pregnant with DD nearly every time I would open a pregnancy magazine one of those cards would fall out onto my lap. It just seemed like God was trying to tell me to do it. So we did. I honestly don't regret the decision and I'm a little more comfortable knowing it's there and can help many different family members should something bad happen. I think this is a wonderful idea! I have to say that my husband and I had a terrible time making the decision on whether or not to bank our daughter’s cord blood. We had donated our son’s (because of the cost) but something kept pulling at me the second time to bank it. It definitely is expensive but I am one of those who believe that everything happens for a reason. While I was pregnant with DD nearly every time I would open a pregnancy magazine one of those cards would fall out onto my lap. It just seemed like God was trying to tell me to do it. So we did. I honestly don’t regret the decision and I’m a little more comfortable knowing it’s there and can help many different family members should something bad happen.

]]> By: karen http://karensopinion.com/2008/10/22/a-meaningful-gift/comment-page-1/#comment-2227 karen Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:48:28 +0000 http://karensopinion.com/?p=1159#comment-2227 So, are you saying it is a good thing but doesn't necessarily have to be done by the Cyro-Cell service? So, are you saying it is a good thing but doesn’t necessarily have to be done by the Cyro-Cell service?

]]> By: Robert Gravely http://karensopinion.com/2008/10/22/a-meaningful-gift/comment-page-1/#comment-2225 Robert Gravely Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:30:42 +0000 http://karensopinion.com/?p=1159#comment-2225 This post is a pretty shameless advertisement by Cryo-Cell International. Cord blood stem have been used since 1988 as a source of stem cell replacement when traditional bone marrow could not be found for a patient. But the cord blood stem cell...which is an adult stem cell not embryonic...has proven it can do other things than treat blood diseases like luekemia, thalassemia, immunodeficiencies, etc. Cord blood can be personally stored or donated to a public bank for use by someone in need of a stem cell transplant. Privately stored cord blood has recently shown wonderful promise in the treatment of Cerebral Palsy which affects 1 in every 350 births. Privately storing cord blood is an individual family decision requiring research of sites like www.parentsguidecordblood.org and www.marrow.org. This post is a pretty shameless advertisement by Cryo-Cell International. Cord blood stem have been used since 1988 as a source of stem cell replacement when traditional bone marrow could not be found for a patient. But the cord blood stem cell…which is an adult stem cell not embryonic…has proven it can do other things than treat blood diseases like luekemia, thalassemia, immunodeficiencies, etc.

Cord blood can be personally stored or donated to a public bank for use by someone in need of a stem cell transplant. Privately stored cord blood has recently shown wonderful promise in the treatment of Cerebral Palsy which affects 1 in every 350 births. Privately storing cord blood is an individual family decision requiring research of sites like http://www.parentsguidecordblood.org and http://www.marrow.org.

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