This one is for all of you OC fans out there. You know..that reality TV show when the lawyer takes in one of his "clients" and invites him to become a house guest and then becomes his father. We all know that happens everyday. Too bad the show was canceled. How will Stem Cell Guy live without one of those shows that "really made you think."
Yeah, it made Stem Cell Guy think "Who watches this garbage?"
Anyway, let's get to Donald Cecil. Don, an Orange County resident, came to Thailand in October, 2006 for his stem cell therapy. Don suffered from congestive heart failure. His ejection fraction was down to 10%. Don had to stop surfing which was his true love.
Fast forward to October,2007. Don's ejection fraction is at 50%. Don is surfing again thanks to being treated with his own stem cells. How did this happen??
Read on- Donald Cecil reports that his heart function has quintupled after receiving adult stem cell therapy in Thailand. Donald says his ejection fraction (a measure of the heart’s pumping ability) has increased from 10% to 50% almost one year after his stem cell procedure.
Don has also stated that he would welcome any phone calls from anyone curious about his stem cell treatment. If you would like to contact Don, send Stem Cell Guy an email at stemcellguy@theravitae.com and he will give you Don's phone number.
I hope you enjoyed last week's stem cell treatment story with Joe Woolfolk who was suffering with congestive heart failure before coming to Bangkok. This week, we present Tim Maura. Tim has already had his adult stem cell treatment to help his coronary heart disease. See here for the story
Now, Tim has a new story. He is trying to raise money to come to Bangkok again for even more improvement. Here is the teaser-
Three months later Tim was back working part-time, almost free of chest pain and mowing his lawns. His cardiologist was absolutely certain that his decrease in angina and improved energy and quality of life was because of the stem cell therapy. He had two more stents inserted last August to further improve blood flow to his heart but now his cardiologist wants him to return for a second stem cell treatment so that he can derive even more benefit.
Stem Cell Guy has another treated patient for you. Regular readers of this blog may remember Super Cells on National Geographic-- you know..the one that featured Theravitae heart disease patient David Traub. It is a long video, but one that shouldn't be missed. National Geographic follows David to Bangkok and films his stem cell treatment to treat his heart disease here. For all of you who want a taste of what happens here in Bangkok, you should watch this video.
Anyway, we followed up on David who was treated in September, 2006 and you can see what he had to say (as opposed to hearing what Stem Cell Guy has to say, I'm sure you are all bored of that). SHUT UP STEM CELL GUY! I WANT TO SEE DAVID!
This week's free stem cell treatment for the brain goes to Caitlin Upton, 18...aka Ms. South Carolina teen. You may have seen her on national television when she was asked the question-- Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is? "I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, um, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as, uh, South Africa and, uh, the Iraq and everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uh, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future."
Caitlin- this week you win Theravitae's free stem cell treatment. We will provide stem cells for your brain - no charge. Other candidates this week included Michael Vick (or Ron Mexico)- the dog killer. Ms. Upton, to receive your free stem cell treatment, please contact me at stemcellguy@theravitae.com
Stem Cell Guy has been working hard trying to find Part II of the Buck Brumble stem cell treatment saga (scroll down)and he has finally succeeded. As my dad used to tell me "If at first you don't succeed...just quit." Ok, he didn't really say that and I didn't quit on you- my dear fans. Consequently, we got the conclusion to Part I (scroll down for Part I please). OH STEM CELL GUY!! I WANT TO READ PART II
Stem Cell Guy has a new patient story for you today. Terence Areford is our featured patient. Terence from Morgantown, Virginia made the long journey for his adult stem cell treatment. Terence was suffering from heart failure when he came all the way to Bangkok for his stem cells.
Here is the teaser- Terry Areford from Morgantown, West Virginia is just one patient who was not told by his cardiologist that the option of adult stem cell therapy existed for him. More appalling than not being so advised, he was a patient at the prestigious teaching hospital attached to the University of West Virginia where he could reasonably have expected to receive the best and most advanced treatment options available to medical science. He believed that his imminent death was unavoidable because he did not want a transplant and after several heart attacks, six bypasses and more than half a dozen operations to insert stents he had only one small vessel left pumping blood to the front of his heart. OH STEM CELL GUY! GIVE US MORE!!
This will be the first post that has nothing to do with stem cells, adult stem cells, embryonic stem cells, stem cell research, stem cell therapy, heart disease, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, or congestive heart failure.
Stem Cell Guy simply found this story amusing The founder of an antiviolence group called No Guns pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal weapons charges.
A founder of a "No Gun" group being caught selling guns???? That would be like the founder of Theravitae, Don Margolis getting caught promoting embryonic stem cell research. (see below post)
I hope all of you had a good weekend. Stem Cell Guy spent his weekend doing bad things that will ensure he is a candidate for stem cell treatment for coronary heart disease 20 years down the road, but that is neither here nor there. It is mailbag time-
Stem Cell Guy opened his mailbag of stem cell therapy surprises and found this beauty from one of our former stem cell therapy for heart disease patients- Hal Terrell. Hal was treated with his own adult stem cells in November of 2006 and seems to be doing quite well. Good on you Hal. Here it is-
I wanted to send you this forward in order to give you some idea as to how I am getting along since I had the stem cell procedure. Just look at the forward---that is me dancing---so not only did the procedure give me new life, it even made me look younger.
Actually, I am doing just great. I am able to now do many things I could not do before. Perehaps I will go out to a bar, try to flirt with a cutie or pick a bar fight. It has been a long time since I have done either.
I haven't taken more than a dozen nitro in the past six months. Prior to the procedure I couldn't get accross the room without poping one of those little white pills.
We spent six weeks this past winter in Palm Springs and more recently we spent two months in Hawaii. Speaking of Hawaii, we were saddened when Don Ho passed away. Anyway, I managed to get a good tan so I took it to Waikiki Beach, put on my best macho strut, looked at all those) beauties sunning themselves (not one of them had on enough to flag down a hand-car.) Anyway, I walked right up to the best looking one I could find and I said to her, "where in the hell have you been all my life honey"", She looked back up at me and said, "I wasn't even born for the first sixty years of it". WOW--that sure hurt. So, I went to a nursing home the next day----but sadly I had the same results. I don't blame the stem cell procedure---I think my wife had something to do with my total failure.
I send my very best regards to you, your staff and the hospital staff. All in all my time in Bangkok was quite an experience and I am so pleased that I made the trip.
Much love and aloha
Hal Terrell
Well, it looks like Stem Cell Guy isn't the only comedian in the house today.
Stem Cell Guy has yet another newspaper story for you. I hope all of Stem Cell Guy's fans aren't bored reading this stuff. Yawn, another Theravitae patient treated for heart disease with his own adult stem cells and then getting better.
Timothy Maura is the latest to "bore" us here at Theravitae and we are jubilant about it.
Tim Maura is improving after receiving his stem cell therapy for his coronary heart disease (Or is it coronary artery disease? Or is it ischemic heart disease?) Simpleton Stem Cell Guy would just prefer "blocked arteries" to avoid the confusion. Nevermind, let's stay focused this week on Tim Maura. Tim came to Bangkok, Thailand for Theravitae's Vescell stem cell therapy just over a year ago. And the results have been terrific. Before, Tim's heart problems were slowing him down so much he had to stop working. These days, due to a huge reduction in Tim's angina symptoms, Tim is working again and that is music to Theravitae's ears.
Tim Maura had read the predictions that human stem cells could someday cure countless illnesses. "Someday" was too far away. He was disabled by heart trouble. Failed vessels blocked blood from reaching part of his heart. Surgery couldn't fix it. Chronic chest pain forced him to quit work in 2005. A year ago, Maura and his wife, Robin, cobbled together $30,000 and flew to Thailand, where doctors injected stem cells near his heart to try to sprout new blood vessels. Read the whole thing!
"Don't have a life" Stem Cell Guy was perusing his mailbag again this weekend(What is this Super Bowl thing people keep talking about?) and lo and behold...look what he found - a forwarded email from Don (founder of Theravitae and Stem Cell Guy's boss). This letter was from John Homeier, an owner of a small oil company. John evidently struck oil with Theravitae's Vescell adult stem cell therapy for heart disease. Look what he had to say:
Dear Don:
I want to bring you up-to-date on my physical condition since I had my stem cell injection eleven months ago on March 1, 2006, in Bangkok, Thailand, through your company, TheraVitae.
I am amazed how great I feel with my tremendous heart improvement from the results of your stem cell treatment with TheraVitae. It is truly a “MIRACLE”! With proper daily exercise, eating healthy foods, and taking newly prescribed medicines from your doctors at TheraVitae, you have given new life to a 70 year old man who was almost ready to pass on to a different world. I owe my life to three of the best doctors in the world; Dr. Kittipan, Dr. Permyos, and especially Dr. Sukhum.
My body muscles have redeveloped and I no longer get short of breath during daily activities. The only time I am short of oxygen is under extreme exercise. At present, I am walking 20 minutes at three miles per hour at a 1% grade on the treadmill. I feel so great that I am able break into a sprint at 5 miles per hour for up to a minute and a half. My goal is to run a one-half mile sprint at five miles per hour in six minutes by my birth month, September. I still can hardly believe that my worn out heart and depressed lifestyle has been given a new high quality athletic life. It is truly a gift from God that your company, TheraVitae, has given me to achieve this.
As you know, Don, I am 70 years old and I am still able to run a very successful company thanks to you. I am willing to do anything I can to help other people in the world be made aware of the technology your company has to offer
Thank you from the bottom of my heart,
Very truly yours,
John F. Homeier
Thanks for the letter John. If John continuously improves his sprinting at this same rate, catching Maurice Greene or Carl Lewis won't be out of the question. Keep it up John. We are cheering for you!
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