Rumble in the Jungle

Some of you stem cell fans out there may remember the Rumble in the Jungle. On October 30, 1974 (on this day, exactly 33 years ago), Muhammad Ali used his "rope a dope" technique to defeat George Foreman for the World Heavyweight Boxing title. You may also remember George who made millions of dollars selling his little grill where the fat drips away. What an amazing invention and giant leap of technology for mankind that was!!

Stem Cell Guy thinks Theravitae's Vescell adult stem cell therapy is also an amazing invention (How's that for a brilliant segue?) This week we have a Brumble in the Jungle. Buck Brumble, a very fine gentleman in Arizona made the trek to Bangkok in March 2007 for his stem cell treatment for his congestive heart failure.

Here is the teaser-



One of his doctors said disdainfully, “stem cell therapy is a crapshoot,” but Buck Brumble, a 68 year old Arizona man felt differently. “I lit into him, I knew it was going to help and he wasn’t offering a better alternative.” declared Buck.

Buck was suffering from congestive heart failure, a condition in which the heart muscle is unable to pump enough blood to the body’s tissues. Congestive heart failure afflicts nearly five million Americans. The American Heart Association estimates that more than 266,000 people in the United States die each year due to congestive heart failure.


Three months later, Buck was on his way to Thailand with hopes the stem cell treatment would help his weakened heart.

OH STEM CELL GUY! I WANT TO READ THE WHOLE STORY ABOUT BUCK!!