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myboynoah · 01-08-2007, 11:18 AM

Bringing Tori back - Utah teen going to China for stem-cell treatment

I saw a BBC report about a year ago on this clinic. They followed a man suffering from ALS and his family that made the same trip. A lot of hope before leaving for China and as treatments begin, even some small signs of regression of the disease. But as time progressed, no remarkable changes and eventual disappointment that the treatment didn’t work. BBC tried but could find no one that benefited from the treatment.

I can understand the despair and helplessness people feel in such circumstances, and hope by some miracle that this story has a happy ending.

I think the D-News is being a little irresponsible here in tying this very questionable treatment to the stem cell issue. Very odd.

01-08-2007, 11:18 AM	#1
myboynoah Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Memphis freakin' Tennessee!!!!! Posts: 4,530	A sad story that I hope doesn't get sadder Bringing Tori back - Utah teen going to China for stem-cell treatment I saw a BBC report about a year ago on this clinic. They followed a man suffering from ALS and his family that made the same trip. A lot of hope before leaving for China and as treatments begin, even some small signs of regression of the disease. But as time progressed, no remarkable changes and eventual disappointment that the treatment didn’t work. BBC tried but could find no one that benefited from the treatment. I can understand the despair and helplessness people feel in such circumstances, and hope by some miracle that this story has a happy ending. I think the D-News is being a little irresponsible here in tying this very questionable treatment to the stem cell issue. Very odd. __________________ Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!! Religion rises inevitably from our apprehension of our own death. To give meaning to meaninglessness is the endless quest of all religion. When death becomes the center of our consciousness, then religion authentically begins. Of all religions that I know, the one that most vehemently and persuasively defies and denies the reality of death is the original Mormonism of the Prophet, Seer and Revelator, Joseph Smith.