Jackson King:
8/26/2010
We will be traveling to Pittsburgh on a weekly basis starting September 3, to the Pittsburgh Hyperbaric Institute to have Jackson treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen. This has shown to have a great effect on people with Traumatic Brain Injuries.
8/9/2010
Jackson is still very alert, but still unable to speak. With more stem cells given to Jackson we believe we can have him talking.
Michael King:
8/9/2010
Michael went to Pittsburgh on Friday for a routine heart biopsy to check for rejection, Michael's transplant doctor called Saturday and told us that he was a zero, no rejection at all, he has never been a zero. The scale is zero being the best and four being the worst. This is wonderful news and now the transplant team might just take him off his rejection meds. So the stem cell therapy has made the body accept his heart.
Mission Viejo, California:
7/16/2010
We have successfully gone and returned from Mission Viejo, California. Both boys have received Adult, and Cord blood stem cells. We have seen some improvement in their condition. Mike's blood sugars have almost returned to normal, he has only had to take one insulin injection since returning from California and after checking his blood sugar several times per day. This is a wonderful improvement, it is not the condition he wanted treated but is still a wonderful achievement. We will still continue to try and treat Mike's Muscular dystrophy.
Jackson's condition has also improved after receiving Adult and Cord blood stem cells. He is a lot more alert and has made different facial expressions, he has also made a lot more sounds and looks a lot to the left which he did not do prior to receiving Stem cell treatments. Jackson is well aware of what is going around him and fights every day trying to talk.
We are planning to go back to Mission Viejo. We will be going on a Friday and returning on Saturday in the near future. It is a very simple procedure and only takes 2 to 4 hours to complete. We cut our stay short in Mission Viejo after the boys received Cord blood stem cells because they could not receive any other treatments for 3 to 4 weeks after. We believe that Stem Cell treatments are the answer to many medical conditions and will continue to seek treatments to get our boys back to good health. We would like to thank all who continue to support our family with our journey to get our boys back to good health.
Thank you,
Jack & Donna King
