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Life Changing Diagnosis

badslinky said:
Boston medical center
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You know Harvard is going ahead with their stem cell research center? They bypassed U.S. rules by using private donations to fund their center. They are looking for peeps to test stuff on.

You might as well fight it. There's a company in Mass who created a large stem cell line from placenta cord blood.
 
I will be the first one there willing to be tested on for sure. So they are gonna be able to do stem cell testing on humans within the US??? good info none the less... I will be looking into that!
 
adamjm said:
where did you read about the center, interested in seeing what is going on with it.
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It's been in the Boston Globe for the last two years. The school also has a seperate lab called The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The second lab can test on stem cells not approved by the Bush administration because they are funded with private money.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=alaONKFjE5N0&refer=top_world_news
 
Word on the street is that john hopkins now is joining the stem cell club and will be specializing in muscle waisting. I guess they were able to get a rat that was totally paralyzed to regain complete function. This is exciting!!!:)
 
badslinky said:
Do you think having ALS would effect me getting into med school?
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Probably not, but you should really ask yourself if this is something you want to do. Medical school is very, very demanding. It's not hard, just time consuming. You will have a limited (but will still have some) social life during medical school.
 
badslinky said:
35 is very rare isnt it? My friends dad is the dean of a dental school and he said if I could pull a 32 I would be all good. Well Im scheduled to take it a 2nd time in august so hopefully I do better.
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35 isn't too rare. A few people in my class made a 42-45, the highest possible. Of course these people had weird personalities. I scored a 33 and got into Harvard Med. 3.86 GPA.

Despite it's name, Harvard isn't the most competitive medical school. Duke receives about 8,000 applications each year, and Washington University in St. Louis is still the most competitive: AVERAGE 3.9 GPA and 39 MCAT. I'm still baffled by those numbers, and it's one reason I didn't even apply there!
 
Love those rats !!!!


BS, sorry for repeating myself if I mentioned this before, but I had my stem cells harvested for a bone marrow transplant (cross your fingers I don't need one) ... and of course it was DENIED by my insurance ... so my age/type/situation, the hospital that did it flipped the bill (upon which I just STOPPED gettinging billed for last year :rolleyes: ) go figure...

now it turns out the facitily that stores me stems, untouched my my cancer & chemo, is being 'closed down' ... maybe gov, maybe funding... WHATEVER .... so now in the future it was brought to my attention I may have to find a place to house them for potential use re: 2ndary cancers, namely bone marrow & leukemia or other blood related ones.


blah blah blah

And yes I have to PAY for it it ... woo hoo!!!

You've heard the saying "when it rains it pours ..."
Love those rats !!!!


BS, sorry for repeating myself if I mentioned this before, but I had my stem cells harvested for a bone marrow transplant (cross your fingers I don't need one) ... and of course it was DENIED by my insurance ... so my age/type/situation, the hospital that did it flipped the bill (upon which I just STOPPED gettinging billed for last year :rolleyes: ) go figure...

now it turns out the facitily that stores me stems, untouched my my cancer & chemo, is being 'closed down' ... maybe gov, maybe funding... WHATEVER .... so now in the future it was brought to my attention I may have to find a place to house them for potential use re: 2ndary cancers, namely bone marrow & leukemia or other blood related ones.


blah blah blah

And yes I have to PAY for it it ... woo hoo!!!

You've heard the saying "when it rains it pours ..."

Well before it starts to outside, I'm going to get my but in gear and go for a run ...you will be in my thoughts ...
Well before it starts to outside, I'm going to get my but in gear and go for a run ...you will be in my thoughts ...
 
Man im feeling really in the dumps lately, I feel like a little girl... my emotions are sporadic and over exagerated... uuggghhh <sigh> life. :) just getting really tired and my shoulder hurts to the point I cant do chest or shoulder workouts anymore. :(
 
badslinky said:
It was pretty good went to the GF's camp and huung out with fam, how about yours?
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Well I can't say hi in K message so I guess I'll just have to come here & do it in public :)

Sounds like you had a good July 4th BS -- hope your weekend has been nice :)
 
Hey badslinky..........sorry to hear about what you are facing. Coincidently a life-long buddy of mine is goin through the exact same thing. Just curious do you spend a lot of time in or near grass. I know it sounds strange but ALS has been linked to grass. My buddy is a landscaper and I also know of someone else who was diagnosed with it and had lived in a house which was on a sod farm.
 
Blicki said:
Hey badslinky..........sorry to hear about what you are facing. Coincidently a life-long buddy of mine is goin through the exact same thing. Just curious do you spend a lot of time in or near grass. I know it sounds strange but ALS has been linked to grass. My buddy is a landscaper and I also know of someone else who was diagnosed with it and had lived in a house which was on a sod farm.
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Well at the moment im in maine, so their is lawns everywhere aswell as farms. I am allergic to grass to begin with. I dont know if there is a connection there but none the less thankyou for stopping in and taking the time to comment. Very much appreciated.
 
*Bunny* said:
BS, just stopping in to say hi & say I, thinkn' about ya :rose: Have a great weekend :wavey:
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Thankyou for stopping in bunny. You still got med school in your sights? Im sure it tough... sounds liike you have quite a demanding job as it is already. I hope your enjoying your summer so far!:)
 
badslinky said:
Thankyou for stopping in bunny. You still got med school in your sights? Im sure it tough... sounds liike you have quite a demanding job as it is already. I hope your enjoying your summer so far!:)
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:wavey: Sure do but I cannot afford it .. :( Too many responsibilites & 'life' holding me back ... trying to take down the walls one at a time ... we'll see where that gets me :rose:
 
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