Many Americans are visiting exotic locations to seek medical treatment unavailable in the United States.
Jason, 33, was with Dana, 54. They both went to Bangkok in Thailand. Terry and Jenna took Laylah, their 7-month-old daughter to China.
“Medical tourism”This trend is growing. Bumrungrad, a Thai hospital, treated 55,000 American patients in 2005.
Dana, Jenny, Terry, and Jason all went to America for one reason: American and Canadian hospitals are not able to offer umbilical and adult stem cell treatments.
Scientists must kill embryos in order to obtain embryonic stem cell. However, umbilical stems cells can be obtained at birth and are found in all human skeletal, circulatory, and nervous systems. While the debate in America centers on embryonic stem cells and other issues, many countries in Europe, Asia, and Latin America are already treating patients with umbilical or adult stem cells.
Patients have been helped by adult stem cells. “incurable”Cancers, autoimmune disorders, and congenital problems can make a person’s quality of life better, even if they do not recover.
Jason had a congenital heart defect. American doctors told Jason that he could not wait for his heart condition to improve enough to allow him to be placed on the transplant waiting list. Jason decided to travel to Bangkok for adult stem cells injections. Jason was able to play basketball again with his children two years later.
Laylah was diagnosed with optic nerve hypoplasia. This is a condition where the optic nerve does not fully develop in the womb. Laylah was blind before stem cell therapy. Now, she can see light in one eye.
Dana was diagnosed by doctors with angina, peripheral arterial disease, hypertension, and renal failure. After receiving stem cell therapy, he felt enough energy to resume his normal activities and even go on vacation with his wife.
Don Margolis, founder of the International Center for Adult Stem Cell Education, wrote: “Thousands of people are dying unnecessarily each month because they don’t know there are adult stem cell treatments available.”
The ICASCE aims to make adult stem cells treatments accessible for American patients.
To locate facilities that offer adult stem cell treatments, contact the ICASCE at adultstemcelleducation.com.
