Hey Everyone, New to Cord Blood Banking and want to here how the process works… Cord Blood Donation Process Explained Otherwise, I found some pretty cool info on this dude Eric Drew. His story is quite remarkable. The basics are that he got a cord blood transplant when he had leukemia real bad. He survived to tell about it and is now doing very well.
He flew to Minnesota and met with the doctors and found that they were ready to try an even more experimental procedure – a “double cord blood” transplant. There was a higher risk to this new procedure, but it appeared to be his best chance for long-term survival and recovery.
He now celebrates his second Birthday on July 23, 2004, his stem cell transplant day. On that date, his old immune system died and a brand new “re-booted” system was born. His one year test results show 100% remission from the leukemia, and I am feeling better than I have felt since his diagnosis nearly three years ago.
Here’s an inspiring video from NBC15 about Eric Drew Miracle of Medicine