Emily Johnson: Ten year old with cerebral palsy turned a corner following her NCIM stem cell treatment

Ten year old Emily Johnson was born 16 weeks premature (weighing in at only 1 lb 6 oz.) and sustained nervous system damage later was manifest as an inability to communicate verbally, problems getting about, and seizures. Her doctors diagnosed her as having cerebral palsy. Like many children with CP Emily benefited from use of a walker and various kinds of therapy. In time her seizures abated and she learned to communicate via a speech device. Her parents, Patrick and Justin, wanted more for Emily, of course. Like most other parents of children with CP they went on a quest for therapies (including novel ones) that might reduce or remediate Emily’s disability and improve or enhance her motor and cognitive functioning. This quest brought them to Nova Cells Institute of Mexico (NCIM) in December 2011 and culminated in Emily’s being treated with pure umbilical cord and Wharton’s Jelly derived stem cells plus ”Beacon Factor”, i.e., a proprietary hypoallergenic combination of peptides and cytokines that helps stem cells rapidly home in on and anchor to target tissues (NCIM’s Beacon Factor has been used by NCIM on all types of neurological diseases such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, and Parkinson’s disease with great success). 

Emily’s response to her NCIM treatment began 2 months following her treatment and is ably captured in this update from her parents that came in this month (May 2012): 

Our daughter Emily had a stem cell treatment through NCIM when she was 10 years old.  We set up everything through (NCIM patient educator and care facilitator) Grace and she was wonderful to us.  She was so attentive and loving and I really felt a bond with her over the phone and felt like I knew her and could really feel her excitement for helping kids! 

When we got to San Diego, Grace and (her biochemist husband) Abel picked us up and personally escorted us to Mexico!  Traveling to another country can be a bit overwhelming but they made us feel at ease and we really felt like they cared about our little Emily and they were very thorough in explaining how they get the stem cells and treat them and the desired outcome. 

Since the treatment we have seen some wonderful changes in our daughter.  Emily is non-verbal and cannot walk without assistance.  Prior to her stem cell treatment she could not ask for help or communicate her needs effectively even with a speech output device. Now, just 5 months after treatment, she clearly articulates her needs using the device and she has also learned how to use an iPad for communication as well. 

She has also shown a new level of maturity.  She has demonstrated through testing that she can read well over 200 words.  She is also able to build sentences and follow along with academic activities using her speech device.  Her temperament has also changed.  She used to break down easily and get very frustrated and she was unable to control her emotions.  Now she seems to be more patient and confident in herself. 

We feel that these changes are just the beginning and we are hopeful and excited to see even more good things coming from her treatment!

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 Want to know more about NCIM and its stem cell treatment program for neurologic issues in children and adults? Call NCIM’s US information line at 1-562-916-3410 (10 am to 7 pm Pacific Time, Monday through Friday) or email NCIM co-administrator and patient care facilitator/educator Grace Pena

I brought my son, Bryson Chailer, to Mexico during April (2012) for his first stem cell treatment and I just wanted to give you an update. First of all, let me say, Grace and Abel Pena are two of the sweetest, most caring, most hospitable people I have ever met. They are genuine and truly care about their patients and made our experience top notch. The Mexican doctor and his team and the nursing staff were all fantastic as well. We were treated professionally and with love and everything was explained to us so we could understand every single step of the entire process. We couldn’t be more impressed and will send people your way because of our wonderful experience with Nova Cells Institute.

Within 48 hours of his treatment I saw changes in Bryson and want to share these with everyone: I noticed right away that he had more energy, which is almost unimaginable, because he was already a little fire ball anyway, but he was wound for sound after the stem cell implantation! I noticed right away that he slept more soundly that night and was not tossing and turning and having interrupted sleep. He slept this way last night as well. Bryson has a vesicostomy due to bladder issues, reflux into his kidneys, and the catheter not working properly. This is temporary and to give his bladder a rest and time to repair and will be reversed. Since he urinates out of the stoma, his diaper is wet only at the top and I noticed the morning after the stem cells, his diaper was wet from top to bottom, which I think means he had been urinating, not only from the stoma, but from his penis as well. His diaper was just saturated all in the front. I noticed this same thing this morning. He pooped in the middle of the night and had not been given any kind of stool softener or enema, which is usually what we have to do to get him to poop. He pooped this morning without any enema also. His appetite has increased tremendously. He is eating more food and more often.

Also, more recently Bryson has begun having movement in his right foot and toes! He has always had movement in his left foot and toes, but never on his right foot and toes (Bryson’s level of spina bifida is at L1-L5, so he is paralyzed from the waist down). Having movement in his feet and toes is astounding! I don’t think he has any sensory or sensation yet, but he definitely has something going on to have movement. He wiggles his toes when I run my nails down the bottom of his feet. He is actually responding to the Babinski’s reflex test, which makes your toes flex outward when stimulated.

These are just the few things I’ve seen in my son since his treatment by NCIM. I will let you know of any other improvements as they happen.

Kara Underwood

You can read more on a blog site set up to showcase Bryson’s story and especially his response to his treatment with adult (nonembryonic) stem cells: http://www.stemcellsforbryson.blogspot.com/

FACEBOOK ENTRIES (MAY 2012)

Kara Underwood

5-11-12

Just wanted to share some progress I saw in Bryson last night! I noticed when he was on his tummy, he lifted his right leg off the ground and held it there for quite some time! I was just sitting there watching in amazement! Both of his legs are moving like crazy at night too!

Kara Underwood

5-12-12

My mom and I were at Alco today letting Bryson pick out a toy and when he rides in the shopping cart, his legs usually just hand down and dangle, but he actually straightened his left leg from the dangling, bended position! Mom and I both just looked at each other and I bent it back down and he lifted it again, and again! One happy momma and one happy Nana! Praise God for taking the stem cells right where they need to be! Bryson continues to make progress every single day!

5-14-12

Kara Underwood

 Such great news to share!!!! Bryson just went to therapy and the therapist says his left leg is definitely moving and extending by using his quads and hamstrings that are firing! Also, his right hip flexsor is firing! God is making the stem cells work quicker than we could ever even imagine! To God be the glory!

 Want to know more about NCIM and its stem cell treatment program for neurologic issues in children and adults? Call NCIM’s US information line at 1-562-916-3410 (10 am to 7 pm Pacific Time, Monday through Friday) or email NCIM co-administrator and patient care facilitator/educator Grace Pena by e-mail at gracepatients@gmail.com.

Multiple Sclerosis: Successes using primed autologous bone marrow stem cells

NCIM began priming stem cells isolated from MS patient’s own bone marrow and treating them during 2011. The first two patients were Mexican nationals who were struggling with advanced primary progressive MS. Both had a pronounced slurring of speech and near immobility. Within two months of being treated both patients were speaking very clearly and were able to stand and walk with assistance.

In November 2011 a 35 year old female with MS and neuroborreliosis from the northern US was treated (She had been treated twice before by a well known stem cell clinic in Mexico without any tangible results worth mentioning). This lady was very weak, unable to walk and had almost uncontrollable spasms and bodily jerking.  In addition she was unable to mentally focus or engage her mother-caregiver in conversations.

By March 2012 her mother shared the fact her daughter was “definitely better and somewhat stronger”. She added that he is “more focused and alert and is able to take part in conversations”. In addition, her mother shared the fact her daughter is now able to walk 4 or so steps while holding on to her (Something impossible previously).

On April 20, 2012 the mother shared this with NCIM’s co-administrators Abel & Grace Pena:

My daughter is going ‘up the hill’;  very slowly she is moving better.  During our daily exercises in the morning, she is lifting her legs, kicks them out and lays them back on the bed.   Her shaking is a little less. We are up to 5-6 minutes when she stands. I still have my arm around her but she is not leaning against me, she is standing on her own legs.  Her ‘head’ is working better, i.e.,  she never showed any long term memory loss, but definitely short term and that is better, she will ask questions and participates in conversations.  She gets frustrated that she is not improving quicker, but I keep on reminding her it took her 7 years to get where she is now, so recovery will be very slow.

On Tuesday night when she went to bed, she actually lifted her right leg completely off the floor to take a step, which to me was the best improvement of all.  We always try 4 or 6 steps from the wheelchair to the bed. 

 Even her swimming is better. 

 Abel, thank you so much for all your help.
 
Best regards, also to Grace.

 

3rd advanced cancer patient responds fabulously to NCIM treatment approach

February-March 2012: A Mexican national, age 58, with advanced prostate cancer that had spread to his liver and bones (femur and others) was treated using the core NCIM approach. He had had no prior conventional cancer care such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy. At the time of his initial infusion of donor granulocytes his PSA level was almost 1000 and he was very thin, pale, was jaundiced, and could not sit on a sofa comfortable due to the massive size of his tumor-laden prostate gland. In the 2 months since his series of donor granulocytes treatments his PSA has plummeted to 47, his jaundice is gone, and the tumors throughout his body are shrinking very rapidly.

2nd Patient treated for advanced cancer by NCIM

7-22-11: A gentlemen with advanced disseminated prostate cancer with metastases to the bone flew into Mexico a few days ago (from Croatia) to begin the NCIM cancer-fighting program. He has had 2 treatments to-date and has already experienced his color return to normal and strength return to his arms. The attending MDs and RNs are flabbergasted, as is this fellow’s daughter who flew in with him. Though these are just initial responses they closely parallel those seen in the 1st patient and for this reason have everyone involved quite excited and enthused! More to follow as this chap gets further into his 3 week course-of-therapy.

8-26-2011: The patient returned to his home in Eastern Europe and continues to improve, according to family and close associates. NCIM is now awaiting receipt of a medical assessment from his primary care physician.

1-12-2012: The patient’s daughter sent an email to NCIM indicating that her father has no pain whatsoever and is off of all morphine (He was utterly dependent on morphine to control intractable cancer-related pain at the time of his Nova Cell Institute treatment in 2011.) NCIM staffers are trying to arrange to get a status update from his primary care MD in Croatia.

First cancer patient ever treated by NCIM in full remission

The very first cancer patient to be treated as part of NCIM’s unique treatment program (March 2011) is now in full remission. You can read about the program by clicking this link: http://bit.ly/rpLikU. NCIM’s Grace Pena offered this firsthand account of this man’s course of care and response:   

“One 71 year old gentleman with cancer of the prostate, metastasized to the liver and bone was treated almost 8 months ago. When he arrived at NCIM’s contracted hospital he was in a very sad state, i.e., his legs were all swollen, his PSA was in the neighborhood of 650, he had no energy, a deadly yellowish greenish color to his face and was naturally feeling horrible. On top of all this he was in great pain and could not urinate. The doctors first controlled his swelling and drained out 3-4 liters of urine from his bladder. After a week of stabilizing him (he was literally dying), the NCIM immunological treatment program was started. Within three days his face was pinkish and his hands were getting pink. He was eating so well that the staff could not believe it. After the 7th primed donor granulocyte treatment he was walking 1/2 mile around the hospital, and feeling great. He was feeling so good in fact that he decided to return to his home state of Washington to finish up a million dollar real estate deal. NCIM doctors and staff protested wanting him to finish the entire course of therapy but he was adamant about getting home, but promised to return and complete his care once his real estate deal was completed. This he did. By October his US oncologist reported that his PSA is 1.1, his prostate is smaller than a normal 20 year olds, and he could find no cancer at all. Also, his Alkaline Phosphatase level which was about 2,000 during his treatment had dropped to something around 89.”

A video interview plus copies of key pre- and post-treatment medical records & scans will be posted in the near future.

UPDATE 3-27-2012: Patient #1 is still in full remission.

  Click to access NCIM Cancer Treatment Program Brochure 

Spencer Tomc saga continues

If you have not done so please read the “Spencer Tomc” story:  http://bit.ly/n333qh

UPDATE on Spencer sent NCIM on 10-20-2011 from Mrs. (Jennifer) Tomc:

We had an appointment with Spencer’s Neurosurgeon this morning to follow-up on his tethered cord.  His exact words as we were leaving were, “I would chase you away from detethering surgery with a whip.”
 
Great news for us for sure!  We thank God and each of you for the supplements and therapies and support and information to turn this around for Spencer.  We will continue all of these to continue his healing.