Granton Bayless, the "Bubble Boy," so called because he had severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome (SCIDS). This meant his immune system didn't work and he couldn't fight off any illness, virus, etc.  Therefore, he had to live in a "bubble" to protect him.

The only cure for severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome is Adult Stem Cells (what I call Repair Stem Cells) via a bone marrow transplant or cord blood transplant.  Granton was given a cord blood transplant in June and the Repair Stem Cells did their work.

From being on a respirator and given medication that paralyzed him so he wouldn't burn energy or use oxygen to 6 months later- out of the hospital, (my first post on this) out of the sanitized apartment at the Ronald McDonald House, (2nd post)  and now back home with his parents. (click link for article)  I can only imagine what a great feeling that was for them- to get their son back and taking him home for the first time after this long battle with SCIDS.  A victory for them and let's chalk up another victory for Repair Stem Cells.

I wish all of you a belated Happy Thanksgiving.  I thank you all for continuing to visit this blog and I hope for a few of you it has provided hope and direction.  Please keep emailing me - donmargolis@gmail.com and I will reply if you have any questions on how to receive Adult Stem Cell treatment or if you have a question about some disease or condition you or an acquaintance may have.

It is just a throw away line in an otherwise dry article in USA Today about John Daly, former PGA Championship and British Open winner,  going to Australia for the Australia Masters, but it really caught my eye.  Check this out:

Daly attributes most of his failings on the course the past two years he made only five of 17 cuts on the PGA Tour and earned $56,000 this year to a rib injury. He said stem-cell therapy in August has led to a significant improvement.

I'm not surprised that stem-cell therapy has helped him and of course we are talking about Adult Stem Cells (or Repair Stem Cells as we like to call them) here- not Embryonic Stem Cells that were implanted because Embryonic Stem Cells will still cause tumors and will not help, but hurt.

However, I was just wondering where (and how) John Daly received this stem cell therapy. This is great news and I wish someone would be able to ask John where he got his Repair Stem Cells. Thousands of patients(and probably some other professional athletes) with rib injuries or shoulder injuries want to know more information about this.

If anybody knows John- ask him this question, enquiring minds want to know. And to any reporters reading this blog- this may make for a good story to follow up on.

This is the magic of Adult Stem Cells or as we call them "Repair Stem Cells."  Another previously untreatable condition like Pulmonary Hypertension is NOW untreatable TREATABLE because of Repair Stem Cells.  Of course, one of the Repair Stem Cell Institute's Science Advisory board members- Dr. Zannos Grekos is behind this.

In a collaborative effort with TheraVitae, Dr. Grekos treated his first Pulmonary Hypertension patient in February, 2008.  Karl Wagner, of Macon, Georgia underwent the stem cell therapy using Repair Stem Cells.

Before the Repair Stem Cell therapy, Karl was in bad shape. He said, " was being managed by medication, but still had violent chest pains, heart palpitations, extreme fatigue, and severe shortness of breath...I could barely do anything with my daughters and was on oxygen almost all the time. Doctors at Mayo Clinic gave me a three year prognosis."

And how about after the stem cell treatment Karl??? - Wagner's saturations are now consistently high, and he no longer needs to be supplemented with oxygen or considered for a lung transplant. "I feel great," he says, "and have a normal life again. I take my girls to school every morning and work all day...my quality of life is ten-fold what it used to be. I also am off almost all of my medications and the doctors at Mayo Clinic have given me a new prognosis."

I wrote an open letter to Barack Obama regarding spending on Repair Stem Cell Research.  I put it out as a press release so I hope Barack and thousands of others will read it and realize the power of Repair Stem Cells-  here is a taste of the stem cell research letter:

As spokesman for the Repair Stem Cell Institute (RSCI), which is the voice of the Repair Stem Cell research and treatment industry worldwide, I want to urge you to provide equal federal funding support for our industry and the medical and scientific professionals, hospitals, treatment centers and academic leaders that are, today, actively applying their stem cell expertise in improving the lives of people suffering with various diseases.

What does the phrase "Repair Stem Cell" mean? And how is this stem cell life science helping to improve the lives of people around the world?

All of our bodies already contain a cell that "repairs" our bodies and performs this function every day of our lives. It's called the Repair Stem Cell. These cells constantly jump to our aid when we need help. Cut your finger, no problem a Repair Stem Cell will do its work and heal your skin. Injure another part of your body and Repair Stem Cells are always ready to jump in and help. Sometimes, though, our bodies need help to muster more of these Repair Stem Cells to our aid than our bodies normally provide. That's when we need the help of medical science to supplement our bodies' own tool- kit.

Read the rest of the Repair Stem Cell Institute's press release:

Go visit our site- it is full of interesting stem cell stuff

Adult Stem Cell research and therapy has saved the leg of a woman facing amputation due to critical limb ischemia. In India, a 68 year old woman came to the hospital suffering from a large ulcer in her foot due to insufficient blood flow. Doctors thought that amputation was necessary.

Not so fast said Dr. Subrammaniyan (try to say that name 3 times fast) of the Vijaya Health Centre in Chennai. There was one last option.

a team led by chief vascular surgeon S R Subrammaniyan tried stem cell therapy on Vidyalakshmi, extracting 100 ml of bone marrow from her, isolating the stem cells, and injecting them into the her calf. The therapy worked, healing her ulcer and forming new blood vessels that increased circulation in the affected area.

Today, Vidyalakshmi can walk and use her lower left limb just like her right one. Her case is just one among several in India where clinical trials on stem cell therapy have helped saved people's limbs from amputation.

Ramchandra Medical Centre, along with stem cell banking company LifeCell International, has provided this treatment to 32 patients under clinical trials. The results have been “quite encouraging, says Vijayaraghavan.

The standard treatment for limb ischemia is bypass surgery on arteries or balloon angioplasty. But bypass is ruled out if the blood vessel in the limb is narrow. “Here, stem cell treatment proves beneficial, as bone marrow stem cells can form new blood vessels and offer a cure, says Abraham.

This isn't the first we have heard of stem cell treatment helping Peripheral Vascular Disease or Peripheral Artery Disease patients. More examples can be found by clicking on this Peripheral Vascular Disease link