Miguel and his family found themselves far from home but getting a treatment they had only dreamed of--or had heard was the stuff of science fiction.

Treatment for Spina Bifida with donated umbilical cord blood stem cells is a new treatment option available for families today. In this week's video Miguel's mother talks about the treatment he received in China and the improvements she saw in his condition while they were here.

His mother told us "we can see... he has more strength, he is walking better, he has better posture. I still think there is a long way to go." We hope he'll be better prepared for the journey! Check out Miguel's Spina Bifida video and patient experience here.

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