This weeks updates…

So what’s new this week… we’ll Fletcher and Kristina are at PMH tonight for a sleep study (only 5 months after we initially started the process…), I’ve just pulled the cot out of the garage again and rearranged the spare room (I guess it won’t be too spare soon) and it’s just me, Holly and the cats… yay.

We received some great information from a guy at Cryosite about stem cells and their current research, I quote:

“The use of cord blood stem cells to treat cerebral palsy is not routine in Australia or elsewhere in the world. The German companies that offer the therapy for CP do not do so as part of the standard health care system and also notably do not seem to have published any scientific papers regarding the results of this type of therapy.

There is a very reputable clinical trial taking place at Duke University in the United States under the Supervision of Dr Joanne Kurtzberg using umbilical cord blood to treat CP (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,573265,00.html).  Dr Kurtzberg’s contact details can be found at the following page (http://www.dukehealth.org/physicians/joanne_kurtzberg).

In my opinion, this kind of clinical trial appears to be scientifically sound and could lead to therapies that may show promise for the future. However, the trial is ongoing and no results are yet in the public domain.“

So that was really good, there was more, but he took a lot of time to write a detailed reply for which we are grateful for.  In other news, trying to find landscapers to redo the front of our house… easier said than done but it’s long overdue and we’ll see what they can come up with for a scrimping budget lol.

Anyway, until next week, you all take care… the great name debate continues for addition number 2… suggestions so far:

- Atickas (what the… NO)

- Mitchell (mmm, NO)

There were others… they were so bad I can’t remember them…