We're raising money for expenses for a trip to Mexico for Stem Cell Treatment and to make the most of the trip by doubling it up with a trip north of the border to Anaheim CA/Disneyland Hotel for the National Spina Bifida Conference in July 2014. After years of saving and researching the benifits and medical facilities for treatment, we have decided to go forward with a leap of faith. 2013 was costly (financially, emotionally & physically) for our son, Hayden, having 5 surgeries in just 6 months. All documented on his blog:www.haydentrigg.blogspot.com . While Hayden will likely have many more surgeries in his future, stem cells may help make that number a little less and his body a little stonger.
Stem cell infusion gives us hope for healing and recovering what has been lost physically and neurologically to rebuild and regenerate the damage caused by surgery and scar tissue. Disneyland, post surgery, will also bring emotional healing meeting with our fellow Spina Bifida community with friends gathering from around the country. Many of whom we have "known" for years but never met.
Stem Cells: The treatment in Mexico is from Nova Cells Institute Mexico and is customized to meet the needs of the patient. Stem cell treatment is being done in the US but is not yet available for children with Spina Bifida. Stem cells are extracted from cord blood, placetal tissue and Wharon's jelly. In the case of Spina Bifida, the stem cells are then primed to change into neurospheres -- the types of cells that build and repair nerves. The stem cells are also programmed to target the signals that bodies send out when there is an injury. The stem cells are then injected via lumbar puncture and IV under a general anesthesia. The entire treatment takes 2 to 4 hours and is a day procedure. Hosts pick-up the family from San Diego and bring them to Tijuana and provide translation and support for the day. Once the treatment is over and the patient is stable, the same hosts drive the family back to San Diego.For more information about the treatment via Nova Cells, please review their website at www.novacellsinstitute.com .
Conference: Attending this conference means so much to us. The huge amount of information from medical professionals accross the country as well as being surrounded by other families that look like ours brings joy and emotional healing having an easy, accessible place to learn and vacation.http://www.spinabifidaconference.org/
Please feel free to read our blog www.texastriggs.blogspot.com to learn more about our family.
Thank you for any birthday donation you make in helping make this a very happy 2014!
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