" There are people who are saying it's too early to do this, but David and Paul and I are adventurers. For people like David and Christopher Reeve, all it takes for them to die is an infection. "
Nanna was born with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia, an underdevelopment of the optic nerve. Her optic nerve never developed more than to give her the most minimal amount of vision. She also has nystagmus, which gives her eyes an uncontrolled motion all the time. Nanna and her family hoped that stem cell treatment might help increase her light perception, reduce her nystagmus and allow other traditional therapies to be more effective. At home when her doctors learned she was going to China for stem cell therapy they told her “she would be better off using the money to travel south to take a nice vacation.”
Treatment in China
Seven injections of adult stem cells via IV and spinal, Chinese medical acupuncture, acupressure and massage.
Condition After Treatment
Nanna came to China anticipating six injections. “Because Nanna was already seeing better after the first injection a seventh injection was ordered,” her mother said. While Nanna experienced pain after every spinal injection she was very upbeat about the whole process telling us “What happens, happens and what doesn’t happen, doesn’t happen!” By Christmas her nystagmus was under greater control.
Her mother updated us with a report stating “Nanna is doing well! She walks a lot better than before and her mobility teacher told us that she walks a lot better when she has to walk down the stairs, and she doesn’t hold on to the banister anymore! She sees the television from further away, but closes up to see perfect. And she sees her friends and the teachers even better now.”
