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In 2005, Jason Ludwick went against the advice of his Doctors and went to Bangkok, Thailand for adult stem cell treatment of his congenital heart defect. His Ejection Fraction (the fraction of blood pumped out of a ventricle with each heart beat) was at 10%. Healthy individuals typically have ejection fractions greater than 55%.
Today his mother reports -"Being able to see Jason play basketball with his 10 year old son, walk up a flight of stairs and take care of his new 18 mo and 4 mo. old baby daughters is a miracle that we (his family) all cherish. Hopefully, this procedure will be available for those that "choose" to have it done without having to leave the U.S.
His American Doctors scoff at the idea that adult stem cells had anything to with his dramatic recovery...despite the fact that under THEIR care his health deteriorated for 16 years.
DM
Read on for more of this story from Jason's mother:
I'm forwarding our story about Jason Ludwick's procedure, wanted you to have a copy. Thank you for all you have done in providing so much hope to so many people in need ! I am forever grateful to you and everyone else who has made this procedure available.
Sincerely,
Rachel Kish
Adult Stem Cells Therapy makes history in WA State on Monday 01/28/2008
I am Jason Ludwick's Mom, Rachel. Jason had his (adult) stem cell procedure in Bangkok Oct. 20, 2005.
Jason is now 35 years old. He was born w/congenital heart defect and had open heart at 6 mo. of age. Due to the nature of his defect he required a pacemaker when he was 16. In 1994 he suddenly developed ideopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. We were told that he would need a transplant within 5 years. He managed to remain stable for the next 10 years. His cardiologists suggested that the cardiomyopathy could be due to long term effects of pacing the heart as they have never studied the effects of long term pacing, because most pacemakers are implanted in the elderly who do not live past the average of five years. That subject was never again spoken of (liability reasons?). Jason saw a program on PBS about stem cells in 2004, but after checking into it there were only clinical trials in Texas which required residency or Brazil. His doctors said he was not deteriorated enough to be placed on the transplant list at that time. So, it was a very difficult prognosis for him to live with knowing that he just have to wait till his health progressed enough to be placed on the list. Would a heart be available if he made it to that point ?
In spring of 2005 Jason's Ejection Fraction (EF) continued to drop and he had a bi-ventricular pacemaker/defibrillator implanted. I did a search on the stem cells and by a miracle it led me to Theravitae. In the meantime, during the course of the planning for the trip to Thailand, his defibrillator went off (which saved his life). Against his cardiologist's wishes, we made all the arrangements and took a leap of faith that it was the right thing to do. At that point, I did not accept that Jason's fate would be determined by sitting here and waiting for his health to worsen. By the time we made it to Thailand, the doctors said his EF was only 10%. I did not know it was that low and feared he would not make it through the stem cell surgery. Dr. Kit and his associates assured me that they had done other people with the same low EF. I could not help but trust them after witnessing their state of the art operation and their expert medical care in all aspects of their program.
Well, it has been just over two years since his procedure. His previous cardiologist scoffs at the idea that the stem cells have helped Jason in any way whatsoever. He even went as far as to state that in his report at Jason's check up. Very negative attitude in many of the doctors in the mainstream medical community. I am happy to say that Jason has returned to a wonderful cardiologist (here in the Detroit area) who is participating w/Theravitae and is supportived of his procedure. I cannot actually say how his testing has proven (in the #'s), because I have not visually seen the reports, but I will say, he has definitely shown some improvement and is here today because of getting the stem cells. We were fortunate enough to have the resources and courage to travel to a foreign country to have a procedure that should be available in our own country. Being able to see Jason play basketball with his 10 year old son, walk up a flight of stairs and take care of his new 18 mo and 4 mo. old baby daughters (yes, he's a stay at home Dad) is a miracle that we (his family) all cherish. Hopefully, this procedure will be available for those that "choose" to have it done without having to leave the U.S.
I support all of your work and diligence in accomplishing the the use of ASC procedure in the U.S.- asap!.
Sincerely,
Rachel Kish
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