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Comments(0) A Bristol bride-to-be is in a race against time to find a life-saving stem cell donor for her partner. Kate Robertson, 31, has just 60 days to find a donor for her fiance Mike Brandon, 29, who has leukaemia. She is urging people to join a donor register so Mr Brandon can have the transplant he desperately needs when he finishes his course of chemotherapy in early July. Ms Robertson told the Mail Online: Our friends and family in London and Bristol have rallied around, asking what they can do to help, and at least 20 of them joined the Anthony Nolan donor register straight away. "Any one of them could be a match for someone like Mike who needs a donor. "It's so easy and straightforward to sign up. We started thinking that if we channel our energies into getting our friends, and friends of friends, and even strangers, to join the register, we could make a big difference." In March this year, Mr Brandon, who also lives in Bristol, started to suffer from fatigue and night sweats. He visited a doctor who carried out blood tests and just four hours later he was given the devastating news … Continue reading →

Kate Robertson is trying to find a stem cell donor for Mike Brandon, 29 Mr Brandon was diagnosed with leukaemia on March 17 this year He is currently going through chemotherapy at Bristol Royal Infirmary He will need a stem cell transplant in July when the chemotherapy finishes Ms Robertson is urging people to join the Anthony Nolan donor register She also wants people to post 'shaky face' pictures on Facebook and Twitter while pledging to join the register By Emma Innes Published: 06:20 EST, 5 May 2014 | Updated: 07:20 EST, 5 May 2014 3,413 shares 12 View comments A bride-to-be has launched a battle against the clock to find her fianc a life-saving stem cell donor. Kate Robertson, 31, has just 60 days to find a donor for Mike Brandon, 29, who has leukaemia. She is urging people to join the donor register so that Mr Brandon can have the transplant he desperately needs when he finishes his current chemotherapy regime in early July. Kate Robertson, 31, is trying to find a stem cell donor for Mike Brandon, 29, who has leukaemia More here: Bride-to-be has 60 days to find stem cell donor for partner battling leukaemia … Continue reading →

She said: Our friends and family in London and Bristol have rallied around, asking what they can do to help, and already at least twenty of them joined the Anthony Nolan donor register straight away. Any one of them could be a match for someone like Mike who needs a donor. It's so easy and straightforward to sign up. We started thinking that if we channel our energies into getting our friends, and friends of friends, and even strangers, to join the register, we could make a big difference. Mr Brandon proposed to Miss Robertson, 31, three weeks before she headed off on a six-month backpacking trip at the start of the year. Just two months later he started suffering from fatigue and night sweats. He visited the doctor who carried out blood tests and within four hours he learnt he had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Miss Robertson, a physiotherapist from Bristol, received the devastating news in a phone call from Mr Brandon when she was 5000 miles from home in Burma. She immediately flew home to be at his side. "I had been due to go on a three week trek in Nepal the following day, so if the news … Continue reading →

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Hemorrhagic stroke is responsible for more than 30 percent of all stroke deaths. It happens when a weakened blood vessel ruptures and bleeds into the brain. Its something Jon Galvan experienced five years ago when he almost died from a hemorrhagic stroke while at work. "I was typing away and I felt a pop in my head," Galvan said. He was able to recover, but Dr. Abba Zubair, medical director of transfusion medicine and stem cell therapy at Mayo Clinic, Florida, said not everyone is as fortunate. "If it happens, you either recover completely or die," Zubair said. "Thats what killed my mother." Zubair said he wants to send bone marrow derived stem cells to the international space station. "Based on our experience with bone marrow transplant, you need about 200 to 500 million cells," Zubair said. But conventionally grown stem cells take a month. Experiments on earth have shown that stem cells will grow faster in less gravity. "Five to ten times faster, but it could be more," Zubair said. View original post here: Health Beat: Growing stem cells in space: Medicine's next big thing? … Continue reading →

Pronounce Medical Words Stem Cell Transplant This video shows you how to say Stem Cell Transplant. How would you pronounce Stem Cell Transplant? By: Medical 101 … Continue reading →

OKLAHOMA CITY - A former Edmond school teacher battling Multiple Sclerosis (MS) decided to shave off all her hair Saturday as she prepares for a stem cell transplant soon. Pamela Gooch says she's always been known for her long and curly brown hair. That was until today when she made the major move to cut it all off to raise awareness for the debilitating disease she's fighting. "It's kind of been a security for me and at this point in my life...I don't think I need it anymore," said Gooch. At 41-years old, Gooch is having all her hair braided in small sections. "I tie it up here so the hair stays in one place and doesn't go everywhere." As she was getting her locks ready to be chopped off she took a deep breath and closed her eyes; No countdown. No nothing. With each snip, the cut is started to settle in. "I look a little different," Gooch said with a laugh. It was a big change, just like the day she was diagnosed with MS. She has two sons, but says she's oftentimes weak and exhausted and had to quit her job as a Pre-K teacher. In order … Continue reading →

Karen's Stem Cell Transplant, Time Lapse Note the 6 bags of cells draining. 4.24 million stem cells, harvested over four days Shoot with my inexpensive but excellent chinese mini-cam: http://www.ama... By: Mako Koiwai … Continue reading →

Barb's Stem Cell Transplant http://www.GoFundMe.com/BarbBoarts http://www.CaringBridge.org/visit/BarbBoarts Barb's allogeneic stem cell transplant was performed on April 29, 2014 at UPMC Shadyside in... By: Team Barb Boarts … Continue reading →

Cerebral Palsy (CP) Stem Cell Transplant at Egypt Dr. Amr Kahlil is a consultant orthopedic, who works on his own stem-cells research in the last decade. He tried his new technique of Stem cell therapy on 13... By: Amr Khalel … Continue reading →

Meet Pamela The MS Stem Cell Transplant Girl By: MS Stem Cell Transplant Girl … Continue reading →