BIG NEWS! First FDA approved clinical trial for children with Cerebral Palsy using cord blood

I am so excited! The Medical College of Georgia has begun accepting patients for the first FDA-approved clinical trial to evaluate the use of a child’s own cord blood stem cells as a medical intervention for cerebral palsy.

According to Dr. James Carroll, chief of pediatric neurology at Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine and principal investigator of the research, “This study is breaking new ground in advancing therapies for brain injury — a condition for which there is currently no cure.”

The study will enroll 40 children ages 2-12 who meet the inclusion criteria for the study.

If you have a child who has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and are interested in learning more about the Medical College of Georgia study please contact them.

I spoke with Dr. James Carroll almost 4 years ago when I was searching for help for Dallas! Now they are starting a clinical trial! This is so exciting! Such great hope for so many children!

Dallas is a big brother!

It’s been awhile since my last post. Dallas became a big brother to Kai Jameson born on March 19th…2 weeks early! Labor was a breeze and so was the delivery. Absolutely no complications which was such a blessing after everything we went through with Dallas. We banked our cord blood and the newest thing is we actually banked our umbilical cord which is also rich in stem cells. We love the sense of security this gives us, knowing we have it “just in case”! Dallas is doing great as a big brother and loves to help with the baby! Dallas is starting swim lessons and soccer league this summer and he is very excited! So proud of him!!!!

9 weeks to go!

So I just got my cordblood kit in the mail…here we go again! The first time I wasn’t sure about banking our cord blood but this time there is NO question in my mind because we actually had to use it! I can’t believe I only have 9 weeks to go before I have this baby. I try not to think about something being wrong with this baby but after having a baby with special needs you just can’t help it! Going today for another ultrasound because at our 20 week ultrasound they found a small cyst on the baby’s brain! 1 in 100 chance…why us??? Trying to stay positive that everything will be ok. I do feel reassured knowing that we are banking his cord blood just in case! Just received a phone call from Russia from a news station that wants to do a story on Dallas! So proud of our 4 year old making such an impact on the world!