After a fall from a bridge left him with a neck injury, Gabi was paralyzed from the neck down. When Gabi first came to China for treatment he could raise his arms half way to his shoulders. With no control of his stomach muscles he couldn't sit at all. Since that time he has pushed himself through adult stem cell treatments and physical therapy to recover as much of his lost abilities as he can.

With 30+ umbilical cord, cord blood and autologous stem cell transplants over the past six years there are few people in the world who have as much experience with the adult stem cell treatments available in China or the physical changes made possible by them.

Stem Cells Plus Physical Therapy

Through the course of his treatments he has seen his level of sensation drop again and again. Early feelings of "pins and needles" in once-unfeeling regions led to sensations of touch and temperature. He regained sweat function and bowel-and-bladder sensation.

His upper body control now allows him to operate a computer with his hands and perform complex operations.

SCI Patients Share Stories

We have been following Gabi's story for years now and you can click here to see his full Patient Experience. Check out the new interview video above or follow along through past updates from Gabi and older videos in the StemCellsChina Video Vault Channel.

You can also check out these spinal cord injury video interviews and patient experiences here at StemCellsChina by clicking on the images below for Brandon Harmison, Claire Marsh and Tamara Marquis.