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Absolutely From: Larry Willis [mailto:lwillis82...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 5:32 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? Just a bit of finger movement would be wonderous. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com From: wheelch...@aol.com Date: October 22, 2014 at 7:47:55 PM EDT To: shelly.kerch...@yahoo.com, jume9...@comcast.net, quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? Limited Options and Much Fewer Distractions. More have chosen education vs just staying at home. And with that education have found a new way to lead others, within the Disability Movement... with career successes. Best Wishes In a message dated 10/22/2014 1:17:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, shelly.kerch...@yahoo.com writes: Great news, progress is so slow so when I hear stories like this I don't get too excited anymore. have been hearing stories like this for years But nothing has changed and I don't believe they ever will in my life time. I am 47 and 8 years post injury. Don't misunderstand I am hopeful but doubtful! I think a lot of it has to do with my spinal cord injury doctor. I went to him and shared with him about someone who had recovered after a spinal cord injury. his response to me was "you can spend your life being a patient or just start living again." Well I never stopped living to begin with!!! As a matter of fact my life has been better in some ways since my SCI. Just my thoughts... Anyone else??? <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad _ From: jume9...@comcast.net ; To: quad-list ; Subject: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? Sent: Wed, Oct 22, 2014 1:57:12 AM What do you all think about the guy who was parilysed and got stem cell therapy and is now walking? They say clinical trials will start very soon. I doubt many of us will walk again but wouldn't it be great to get bowel function again? Meredith _ _ _ From: "Danny Hearn" To: "Jim Lubin" , "quad-list" Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:02:21 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] sure is quite I'm still here...I think lol On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:10 PM, Jim Lubin wrote: did everyone get removed?
Fwd: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again?
Just a bit of finger movement would be wonderous. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com > From: wheelch...@aol.com > Date: October 22, 2014 at 7:47:55 PM EDT > To: shelly.kerch...@yahoo.com, jume9...@comcast.net, quad-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? > > Limited Options and Much Fewer Distractions. More have chosen education vs > just staying at home. And with that education have found a new way to lead > others, within the Disability Movement... with career successes. > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 10/22/2014 1:17:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > shelly.kerch...@yahoo.com writes: > Great news, progress is so slow so when I hear stories like this I don't get > too excited anymore. have been hearing stories like this for years But > nothing has changed and I don't believe they ever will in my life time. I am > 47 and 8 years post injury. > > Don't misunderstand I am hopeful but doubtful! I think a lot of it has to do > with my spinal cord injury doctor. I went to him and shared with him about > someone who had recovered after a spinal cord injury. his response to me was > "you can spend your life being a patient or just start living again." > Well I never stopped living to begin with!!! As a matter of fact my life has > been better in some ways since my SCI. > > > > Just my thoughts... > > Anyone else??? > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad > > From: jume9...@comcast.net ; > To: quad-list ; > Subject: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? > Sent: Wed, Oct 22, 2014 1:57:12 AM > > > > What do you all think about the guy who was parilysed and got stem cell > therapy and is now walking? They say clinical trials will start very soon. I > doubt many of us will walk again but wouldn't it be great to get bowel > function again? > > Meredith > From: "Danny Hearn" > To: "Jim Lubin" , "quad-list" > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:02:21 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] sure is quite > > I'm still here...I think lol > > > On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:10 PM, Jim Lubin wrote: > > > did everyone get removed? > > > >
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Limited Options and Much Fewer Distractions. More have chosen education vs just staying at home. And with that education have found a new way to lead others, within the Disability Movement... with career successes. Best Wishes In a message dated 10/22/2014 1:17:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, shelly.kerch...@yahoo.com writes: Great news, progress is so slow so when I hear stories like this I don't get too excited anymore. have been hearing stories like this for years But nothing has changed and I don't believe they ever will in my life time. I am 47 and 8 years post injury. Don't misunderstand I am hopeful but doubtful! I think a lot of it has to do with my spinal cord injury doctor. I went to him and shared with him about someone who had recovered after a spinal cord injury. his response to me was "you can spend your life being a patient or just start living again." Well I never stopped living to begin with!!! As a matter of fact my life has been better in some ways since my SCI. Just my thoughts... Anyone else???_ Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad_ (https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS) From: jume9...@comcast.net ; To: quad-list ; Subject: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? Sent: Wed, Oct 22, 2014 1:57:12 AM What do you all think about the guy who was parilysed and got stem cell therapy and is now walking? They say clinical trials will start very soon. I doubt many of us will walk again but wouldn't it be great to get bowel function again? Meredith From: "Danny Hearn" To: "Jim Lubin" , "quad-list" Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:02:21 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] sure is quite I'm still here...I think lol On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:10 PM, Jim Lubin wrote: did everyone get removed?
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I think most of us on this list have never stopped living, but it doesn't hurt to be ready as much physically as possible just in case. From: Shelly Kerchner [mailto:shelly.kerch...@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 11:08 AM To: jume9...@comcast.net; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? Great news, progress is so slow so when I hear stories like this I don't get too excited anymore. have been hearing stories like this for years But nothing has changed and I don't believe they ever will in my life time. I am 47 and 8 years post injury. Don't misunderstand I am hopeful but doubtful! I think a lot of it has to do with my spinal cord injury doctor. I went to him and shared with him about someone who had recovered after a spinal cord injury. his response to me was "you can spend your life being a patient or just start living again." Well I never stopped living to begin with!!! As a matter of fact my life has been better in some ways since my SCI. Just my thoughts... Anyone else??? <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com?.src=iOS> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad _ From: jume9...@comcast.net ; To: quad-list ; Subject: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? Sent: Wed, Oct 22, 2014 1:57:12 AM What do you all think about the guy who was parilysed and got stem cell therapy and is now walking? They say clinical trials will start very soon. I doubt many of us will walk again but wouldn't it be great to get bowel function again? Meredith _ _ _ From: "Danny Hearn" To: "Jim Lubin" , "quad-list" Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:02:21 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] sure is quite I'm still here...I think lol On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:10 PM, Jim Lubin wrote: did everyone get removed?
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So true. Each of us would like something more, I think I would be satisfied with being able to use one of my arms so I can scratch my nose, have a drink when I want it, feed myself, drive with my arm Et cetera. But of course being human, then I would want more. LOL From: jume9...@comcast.net [mailto:jume9...@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 12:46 PM To: quad-list Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? I realize this has been talked about for years and would not help those of us who have been disabled for decades but even if we could get SOME movement back it would be nice. Meredith _ From: "Bob Vogel" To: "Shelly Kerchner" Cc: jume9...@comcast.net, "quad-list" Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 11:19:15 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? I appreciate all efforts in research toward a cure. However mainstream news is, in my opinion, making too much out of this. The results are exciting, however this is one person, and he is not "walking" he is ambulating with braces. He also went through two years of 5-hours-a-day, 5-days-a-week physical therapy after the surgery to get where he is today. It is good, it is progress, but it is not--as most news outlets say--a cure. Here is my article--on the New Mobility website that attempts to cut through the hype and explain what we know so far. http://www.newmobility.com/2014/10/nasal-stem-cell-transplant-enables-recovery-man-sci/ Bob V On Oct 22, 2014, at 11:08 AM, Shelly Kerchner wrote: Great news, progress is so slow so when I hear stories like this I don't get too excited anymore. have been hearing stories like this for years But nothing has changed and I don't believe they ever will in my life time. I am 47 and 8 years post injury. Don't misunderstand I am hopeful but doubtful! I think a lot of it has to do with my spinal cord injury doctor. I went to him and shared with him about someone who had recovered after a spinal cord injury. his response to me was "you can spend your life being a patient or just start living again." Well I never stopped living to begin with!!! As a matter of fact my life has been better in some ways since my SCI. Just my thoughts... Anyone else??? <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> _____ From: jume9...@comcast.net ; To: quad-list ; Subject: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? Sent: Wed, Oct 22, 2014 1:57:12 AM What do you all think about the guy who was parilysed and got stem cell therapy and is now walking? They say clinical trials will start very soon. I doubt many of us will walk again but wouldn't it be great to get bowel function again? Meredith _ _ _ From: "Danny Hearn" To: "Jim Lubin" , "quad-list" Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:02:21 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] sure is quite I'm still here...I think lol On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:10 PM, Jim Lubin wrote: did everyone get removed?
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Hi Meredith, I agree, any improvement is gravy! Bob V On Oct 22, 2014, at 12:46 PM, jume9...@comcast.net wrote: > I realize this has been talked about for years and would not help those of us > who have been disabled for decades but even if we could get SOME movement > back it would be nice. > > Meredith > > From: "Bob Vogel" > To: "Shelly Kerchner" > Cc: jume9...@comcast.net, "quad-list" > Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 11:19:15 AM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? > > I appreciate all efforts in research toward a cure. However mainstream news > is, in my opinion, making > too much out of this. > The results are exciting, however this is one person, and he is not "walking" > he is ambulating with braces. > He also went through two years of 5-hours-a-day, 5-days-a-week physical > therapy after the surgery to get > where he is today. It is good, it is progress, but it is not--as most news > outlets say--a cure. > Here is my article--on the New Mobility website that attempts to cut through > the hype and explain > what we know so far. > > http://www.newmobility.com/2014/10/nasal-stem-cell-transplant-enables-recovery-man-sci/ > > Bob V > > On Oct 22, 2014, at 11:08 AM, Shelly Kerchner wrote: > > Great news, progress is so slow so when I hear stories like this I don't get > too excited anymore. have been hearing stories like this for years But > nothing has changed and I don't believe they ever will in my life time. I am > 47 and 8 years post injury. > > Don't misunderstand I am hopeful but doubtful! I think a lot of it has to do > with my spinal cord injury doctor. I went to him and shared with him about > someone who had recovered after a spinal cord injury. his response to me was > "you can spend your life being a patient or just start living again." > Well I never stopped living to begin with!!! As a matter of fact my life has > been better in some ways since my SCI. > > > > Just my thoughts... > > Anyone else??? > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad > > From: jume9...@comcast.net ; > To: quad-list ; > Subject: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? > Sent: Wed, Oct 22, 2014 1:57:12 AM > > > > What do you all think about the guy who was parilysed and got stem cell > therapy and is now walking? They say clinical trials will start very soon. I > doubt many of us will walk again but wouldn't it be great to get bowel > function again? > > Meredith > From: "Danny Hearn" > To: "Jim Lubin" , "quad-list" > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:02:21 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] sure is quite > > I'm still here...I think lol > > > On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:10 PM, Jim Lubin wrote: > > > did everyone get removed? > > > > > >
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I realize this has been talked about for years and would not help those of us who have been disabled for decades but even if we could get SOME movement back it would be nice. Meredith - Original Message - From: "Bob Vogel" To: "Shelly Kerchner" Cc: jume9...@comcast.net, "quad-list" Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 11:19:15 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? I appreciate all efforts in research toward a cure. However mainstream news is, in my opinion, making too much out of this. The results are exciting, however this is one person, and he is not "walking" he is ambulating with braces. He also went through two years of 5-hours-a-day, 5-days-a-week physical therapy after the surgery to get where he is today. It is good, it is progress, but it is not--as most news outlets say--a cure. Here is my article--on the New Mobility website that attempts to cut through the hype and explain what we know so far. http://www.newmobility.com/2014/10/nasal-stem-cell-transplant-enables-recovery-man-sci/ Bob V On Oct 22, 2014, at 11:08 AM, Shelly Kerchner wrote: Great news, progress is so slow so when I hear stories like this I don't get too excited anymore. have been hearing stories like this for years But nothing has changed and I don't believe they ever will in my life time. I am 47 and 8 years post injury. Don't misunderstand I am hopeful but doubtful! I think a lot of it has to do with my spinal cord injury doctor. I went to him and shared with him about someone who had recovered after a spinal cord injury. his response to me was "you can spend your life being a patient or just start living again." Well I never stopped living to begin with!!! As a matter of fact my life has been better in some ways since my SCI. Just my thoughts... Anyone else??? Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad From: jume9...@comcast.net < jume9...@comcast.net >; To: quad-list < quad-list@eskimo.com >; Subject: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? Sent: Wed, Oct 22, 2014 1:57:12 AM What do you all think about the guy who was parilysed and got stem cell therapy and is now walking? They say clinical trials will start very soon. I doubt many of us will walk again but wouldn't it be great to get bowel function again? Meredith - Original Message - From: "Danny Hearn" < ddh...@sbcglobal.net > To: "Jim Lubin" < jlu...@eskimo.com >, "quad-list" < quad-list@eskimo.com > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:02:21 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] sure is quite I'm still here...I think lol On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:10 PM, Jim Lubin < jlu...@eskimo.com > wrote: did everyone get removed?
RE: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again?
Great news, progress is so slow so when I hear stories like this I don't get too excited anymore. have been hearing stories like this for years But nothing has changed and I don't believe they ever will in my life time. I am 47 and 8 years post injury.Don't misunderstand I am hopeful but doubtful! I think a lot of it has to do with my spinal cord injury doctor. I went to him and shared with him about someone who had recovered after a spinal cord injury. his response to me was "you can spend your life being a patient or just start living again."Well I never stopped living to begin with!!! As a matter of fact my life has been better in some ways since my SCI. https://overview.mail.yahoo.com?.src=iOS";>Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad
RE: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again?
Great news, progress is so slow so when I hear stories like this I don't get too excited anymore. have been hearing stories like this for years But nothing has changed and I don't believe they ever will in my life time. I am 47 and 8 years post injury.Don't misunderstand I am hopeful but doubtful! I think a lot of it has to do with my spinal cord injury doctor. I went to him and shared with him about someone who had recovered after a spinal cord injury. his response to me was "you can spend your life being a patient or just start living again."Well I never stopped living to begin with!!! As a matter of fact my life has been better in some ways since my SCI. Just my thoughts...Anyone else???https://overview.mail.yahoo.com?.src=iOS";>Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad
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I appreciate all efforts in research toward a cure. However mainstream news is, in my opinion, making too much out of this. The results are exciting, however this is one person, and he is not "walking" he is ambulating with braces. He also went through two years of 5-hours-a-day, 5-days-a-week physical therapy after the surgery to get where he is today. It is good, it is progress, but it is not--as most news outlets say--a cure. Here is my article--on the New Mobility website that attempts to cut through the hype and explain what we know so far. http://www.newmobility.com/2014/10/nasal-stem-cell-transplant-enables-recovery-man-sci/ Bob V On Oct 22, 2014, at 11:08 AM, Shelly Kerchner wrote: > Great news, progress is so slow so when I hear stories like this I don't get > too excited anymore. have been hearing stories like this for years But > nothing has changed and I don't believe they ever will in my life time. I am > 47 and 8 years post injury. > > Don't misunderstand I am hopeful but doubtful! I think a lot of it has to do > with my spinal cord injury doctor. I went to him and shared with him about > someone who had recovered after a spinal cord injury. his response to me was > "you can spend your life being a patient or just start living again." > Well I never stopped living to begin with!!! As a matter of fact my life has > been better in some ways since my SCI. > > > > Just my thoughts... > > Anyone else??? > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad > > From: jume9...@comcast.net ; > To: quad-list ; > Subject: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again? > Sent: Wed, Oct 22, 2014 1:57:12 AM > > > > What do you all think about the guy who was parilysed and got stem cell > therapy and is now walking? They say clinical trials will start very soon. I > doubt many of us will walk again but wouldn't it be great to get bowel > function again? > > Meredith > From: "Danny Hearn" > To: "Jim Lubin" , "quad-list" > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:02:21 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] sure is quite > > I'm still here...I think lol > > > On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:10 PM, Jim Lubin wrote: > > > did everyone get removed? > > > >
RE: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again?
Great news, progress is so slow so when I hear stories like this I don't get too excited anymore. have been hearing stories like this for years But nothing has changed and I don't believe they ever will in my life time. I am 47 and 8 years post injury.Don't misunderstand I am hopeful but doubtful! I think a lot of it has to do with my spinal cord injury doctor. I went to him and shared with him about someone who had recovered after a spinal cord injury. his response to me was "you can spend your life being a patient or just start living again."Well I never stopped living to begin with!!! As a matter of fact my life has been better in some ways since my SCI. Just my thoughts...Anyone else???https://overview.mail.yahoo.com?.src=iOS";>Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad
RE: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again?
Great news, progress is so slow so when I hear stories like this I don't get too excited anymore. have been hearing stories like this for years But nothing has changed and I don't believe they ever will in my life time. I am 47 and 8 years post injury.Don't misunderstand I am hopeful but doubtful! I think a lot of it has to do with my spinal cord injury doctor. I went to him and shared with him about someone who had recovered after a spinal cord injury. his response to me was "you can spend your life being a patient or just start living again."Well I never stopped living to begin with!!! As a matter of fact my life has been better in some ways since my SCI. Just my thoughts...Anyone else???https://overview.mail.yahoo.com?.src=iOS";>Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad
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If you have money, you can get this done in China. Last time I checked, it's about $40,000. Some people have had positive results, others not so much. On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 7:57 PM, wrote: > > > What do you all think about the guy who was parilysed and got stem cell > therapy and is now walking? They say clinical trials will start very soon. > I doubt many of us will walk again but wouldn't it be great to get bowel > function again? > > Meredith > -- > -- > -- > *From: *"Danny Hearn" > *To: *"Jim Lubin" , "quad-list" > *Sent: *Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:02:21 PM > *Subject: *Re: [QUAD-L] sure is quite > > I'm still here...I think lol > > > On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:10 PM, Jim Lubin > wrote: > > > did everyone get removed? > > > > >
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Did you notice. He was a para, using stem cells from his nose. This is not new, just expanded. Best Wishes In a message dated 10/21/2014 8:57:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jume9...@comcast.net writes: What do you all think about the guy who was parilysed and got stem cell therapy and is now walking? They say clinical trials will start very soon. I doubt many of us will walk again but wouldn't it be great to get bowel function again? Meredith From: "Danny Hearn" To: "Jim Lubin" , "quad-list" Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:02:21 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] sure is quite I'm still here...I think lol On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:10 PM, Jim Lubin wrote: did everyone get removed?
[QUAD-L] Fwd: Walking again?
What do you all think about the guy who was parilysed and got stem cell therapy and is now walking? They say clinical trials will start very soon. I doubt many of us will walk again but wouldn't it be great to get bowel function again? Meredith - Forwarded Message - From: "Danny Hearn" To: "Jim Lubin" , "quad-list" Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:02:21 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] sure is quite I'm still here...I think lol On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:10 PM, Jim Lubin wrote: did everyone get removed?