"She pulled my hair this morning. That was a lot fun because she's never done that before. She's never grabbed something."

Angelica's mother, Roxanne

Surviving a Brain Injury

Angelica suffered a brain injury due to oxygen deprivation following a bad combination of blood pressure drugs and anesthetics. A tough break for a newborn. Her mother tells us "she was a very good baby to travel with" to China. Angelica just lay there clenched up without crying.

Following stem cell therapy in Qingdao Angelica expresses herself much more freely. She tells her mother what she likes and doesn't like. Her arms and legs have softened up a great deal. She's alert to people in the room and follows them around with her eyes. Roxanne said "so she developed a personality. She likes to be held."

Roxanne doubts that it was a stem cell placebo effect at work on her 9-month old saying "but I do know that I brought here a child that was not active, that was barely alive, that did nothing. And now I have a little girl."

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Optic Patient Makes Irish News

Keri, 9 years old, got a write-up in the Belfast Telegraph. The family was reporting back after her first transplant in Qingdao. Only able to see the shapes of objects an inch from her face, her family reported back a jump to ten inches. Her mother sent out a thank you to all their supporters back home.

Doctors back home will likely demand independent verification of these results. They might chalk them up to the placebo effect, Chinese food or strenuous travel involved getting to China. We're just glad to hear she's seeing a little better today.