This is a great article about saving the cord blood of a new born. Luckily this couple had a second child with cord blood to save that help their oldest child. It makes me think that for my next child we should save their cord blood, just in case. With all the stories I hear today of children getting ill, I'd rather have it and not needed than need it and not have it.
http://stemcellresearchnews.net/news_frame.asp?article=acff62bd-a751-4930-a203-8b6b9125a735&title=Bright%20Future%20for%20Leukemia%20Girl%20After%20Stem%20Cell%20Treatment
My wife and I saved our daughter's cord blood because my wife has high risk pregnancies. She is pregnant with our second child and has had some complications, so we really won't know if we need the blood until the baby is born. It makes me feel better knowing that it is there.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this Danny. I think this is something that many go through and many should think about saving the cord blood, "just in case."
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