Five hundred and fifty five days ago Andy received Sofia’s stem cells at room 613 / Six West, the stem cell transplant unit of Children’s Hospital Boston. During Andy’s last visit to the clinic about a month ago a blood sample was taken to check the percentage of cells in his blood stream that come…
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Feliz Cumpleaños ANDY
SIETE VUELTAS AL SOL! Feliz cumpleaños ANDY Con 2,557 días 220, 924, 800 segundos 2,682,080 minutos 61, 368 horas 365 semanas (redondeado) Me ha enseñado entre otras cosas a reir fuerte, a apreciar la salud, a amar a Dios y a ayudar a otros. Y lo que falta!
Introduction to Six West – Part 2
Introduction to Six West video
Also available here.
The Pediatric Patient and Family Advisory Council at Dana-Farber and Children’s Hospital Boston
Ana Paulina and Andres Treviño Photo of Ana Paulina and Andres Treviño We joined the PFFAC in April 2005, and represent two types of minorities at Dana-Farber and Children’s Hospital: Spanish-speaking families and patients with rare diseases. Our first child, Andy Treviño, was born on May 15, 1999. Only 48 hours into his life, Andy…
Jack is showing signs of engraftment!
Jack is showing signs of engraftment according to today’s blog from his Mom Charlotte. Jack’s on day +46 post-transplant and his new cells are coming. Go Jack! Unfortunately transplant is not like a sprint, its more like a marathon… Go Jack! Here’s a picture of Jack with Dr. Orange:
30 fingers!
I received an email from Matt Cyr today. Matt Cyr is the Manager of Public Affairs @ Children’s Hospital Boston. He’s the editor of Dream Magazine that had the article about Andy & Sofia last summer. The triplets turn 6 months old! I blogged about the babies arrival here. Matt said, “The adventure of a…
Thank you!
The Wall Street Journal jumps into the story..
Cloning Efforts Resume in U.S. By ANTONIO REGALADO and DAVID P. HAMILTON May 8, 2006; Page B6 Marking the re-entry of U.S. researchers into a controversial medical endeavor, two American research teams say they will resume efforts to clone human embryos. Officials at the University of California, San Francisco said Friday that they would immediately…
The race is on!
UCSF scientists are attempting to use controversial cloning techniques to generate human embryonic stem cell lines. At least half a dozen other groups in the United States and abroad also are getting involved in such work, signaling a renewed global push to achieve what experimenters in South Korea falsely claimed to have done last year….