Already in Clinical Trials

This is going to be one to watch.
This could be very promising, and is very interesting.

http://www.rctherapy.net/diabetes-alternative-treatments/

Hope everyone enjoyed a day of uplifting peace.
Peace, Love and Light
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One step forward .... to a big leap!!!

Hi,
Check out this video from the DRI and the information on the BioHub which is an amazing collaboration of science and medicine. THANK YOU to the DRI .... I like to refer to them as my "Dream Team" .... a passion to find a cure.

http://www.diabetesresearch.org/BioHub

Amazing, inspiring, and with my continued hope.
Peace and Light
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WSJ Article

I am not a science fiction fan, not a trekkie, etc.
This is beyond.....and so totally amazing!!!

Enjoy the read.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323699704578328251335196648.html

peace and light
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There is a season ....

Hello,
Happy Palm Sunday to those who celebrate the faith.

It is, as written, a season of rebirth .... Spring brings new growth, a new outlook.
The dead, die off, the shedding of skin, the leaving of the nest, etc ... all sorts of metaphoric type statements. You get the idea.

I'm sorry I haven't made many "personal" posts in the past months ... not even sure how many it's been.
Here ... is just a tidbit of what my life consists of these days:

Vision therapy
Cognitive therapy
Psychotherapy - to learn and cope with all the life-changing things that occurred in this accident.
Not to mention - I must remain as compliant as possible with doctors I saw all along, my endocrine, my neurologist, my "lady" doc, and an occasional PCP visit. Oh wait, let's add on the loss of my job, my health insurance, my home, my income as of 2 weeks ago, and my baby girl moving away. This happening sent a couple of my providers into a major tizzy.  Oh NO ... she is all alone with only the supervision of her dog!!!!  The "SYSTEM" in which we are too reside ... sucks!!! From the top down. I have, in a nutshell, become a statistic .... people are being expected to do things, big things, everyday committments, with NOTHING, and it isn't a place I plan to hold for much longer.  I am at a point in my life, like the season, in which I must let go of all the things I have NO control over ... and start anew.  I must let go of those who hinder my recovery, hold on to bad vibes in those I have, again, no control over, and most, is of no fault of my own. 

 I am SO completely and totally blessed with the souls that inhibit my life .... and the memories of those who had, but now are only memories, guiding me in a sense, from the other side. It is a place in which I am not afraid to venture, I am not ready yet, but for which I have already been there and back ... it is clear, that my presence on this plane is not complete. I must find my direction, and I am SO very grateful to the people who love me, care about me,  and the therapists who have placed in my path to help me learn a new way to get by.  Maybe not the way I hoped of a year or so ago .... but .... have I ever really had a plan???? Not really. In hindsight ... been winging it my entire life. Maybe now, I will have a goal, a place in which I hope to land, and reap a quiet, inner reward of peace and contentment.

and .... there goes the illustrious new "brain fart" (a daily irritating occurrence)... the thoughts are gone. So with that, I wish peace, love, contentment, light and a positive outlook. Miracles can and do happen .... we must believe and use the knowledge, compassion, love and light to move forward to better and more beautiful things this spring season. 

Have a peaceful day!!!!
Be good to you, be good to each other.
With love and light
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Absolutely NO direction

Hi Everyone,

Well ... I really do wish I could write more :(
I have no real direction ... concept of time, most times, down right lost, empty.
So ... I don't know how I am doing it, as I am beyond exhausted ... I'm not sure I have ever felt as I do in recent months. At least, when I had a "terrible life experience" ... ( this sort of comment makes me laugh, thinking only I knew what went on behind closed doors ), I had my brain to help guide my heart. My brain, doesn't play well without some serious direction ... really....?? This is what I ask myeslf as well. 

Anyway ... today, I am blank ... my head is full ... as in congested, and I can't afford, on any level to get sick where I would have to seek the ER .... not on my agenda!!!!!!! It's not written in my planner .... no where .... if it ain't there ... it ain't happenin' .... I have a hard time even LOL these days.  I have to do some packing ... today is auction day :/ .... not sure what tomorrow holds ... but then, I just want to get through today ... rest, fluids, and a couple (hopefully) of needed to do tasks here in the house.

Thanks to all who continue to follow me, my antics, the research which is making great progress in coming to the forefront of the science/medical brain children. I am grateful to these souls, world-wide for their efforts and passions of finding cures ... not just Band-Aids, i.e., pill pushers .... at exuberant costs to us poor, hard-working stiffs.  We really should look hard at socialized medicine ... an honest pro-con approach. Then sum it up .... wonder if I will live long enough to see something positive come from this great nation.

Have a wonderful day!!
Peace and Light
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What soothes me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoJoHRnogbc


How ever many years it's been since his passing .... his voice, on so many levels,
gospel ... rock ... soothes me still. This tune in particular, been running in my truck.
enjoy ...

He is holding my place with the angels ... 'cause there is a helluva party gathering.

Peace, Light, and Love ~ Be good to each other.
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Just Because ....

I am drained
mentally, physically, and emotionally .... it is dark.

Yet, I remain hopeful .... for my future, my friends and loved ones,
Prayers for those who hold out hope ... that the world will change.
... for the better.


Peace, Light and Love

VERY EXCITING NEWS!!!!!!!

PLEASE ~
Check out the links below. I am so very much looking forward to some point tomorrow reading a very promising piece of announcement. It is SO much closer than I ever thought we would get thus far.

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/03/03/5229742/can-stem-cell-treatment-cure-type.html

And: The Diabetes Dad Blog (He also has a FB page) and always interesting, real writes.

http://diabetesdad.org/2013/03/04/this-could-be-it-what-we-have-been-waiting-for-since-diagnosis/

Have a wonderful, peaceful evening!
Peace and Light
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More exciting stuff from CIRM and UCSF

Happy Weekend to All!

Check out this video clip. Totally amazing stuff happening in this venue.

http://cirmresearch.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-little-white-board-magic-turns.html

Peace and Light
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Stem cell news 2-13

Hello ... hope everyone is well.

http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2013/02/an-example-of-the-future-of-stem-cell-therapies.php

A link to some very cool reading.
Have a wonderful weekend!!

Peace and Light
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A clarification

Good Day Mates!!!

I just wanted to make a statement in regard to my post on the "Lymph node Saga."

My issue with "pissed off lymph nodes" had nothing to do with my ASC treatments.  I had the issue come to light after a couple of cardiac catheterizations, and an alleged "hernia", which as it turned out, was the lymph nodes in my right groin. 

I just wanted to make that known, as I see that is one of my posts that seems to get "hit" frequently, and I know that cancer is often a side effect of certain treatments involving stem cells and antirejection medications.  I am firm believer that without my treatments, I would truly not be here today to speak of the positive impression treatment has had on my life.  My life, has tested the limits .... hehehehe .... and I hope to continue testing the limits in my search for a cure.

Today, holds back-to-back therapy appointments which means my brain will be pretty overwhelmed by days end. :/

Have a wonderful day.
Peace and Light
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Everyday another step forward

Good Morning, and
Happy Monday,

I am sick with this stomach bug, again, 2nd time in a month or so.
Have had some "tissue issues" past couple of months. I am not sure why, perhaps ...
40 years of poking has caught up with me ... LOL ... I am running out of places to rotate my pump effectively.  I have changed cannula lengths ... using 9mm and 6mm, depending on where I "stick it."

In past few months I have been diagnosed with both B12 deficiency and low D values.  This last one baffles me ... I live in the Valley of the Sun ... how do you go Vitamin D deficient?? Both ordered and diagnosed by my neurologist. I don't know if these things are related to the head injury or not? and if so, why? Any opinions ... hahaha ... really? I am open to suggestions from those who hold more memory.

Check out this link on another exciting step towards the T1D cure.

http://viacyte.com/press-releases/viacytes-role-as-a-leading-cell-therapy-company-bolstered-with-the-issuance-of-20-patents-in-2012/

Enjoy the day, stay safe, warm and dry!!
Peace and Light
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LOVE OF LABS as Assistance Animals

Happy Friday to All!!!

I found this website through Kathy's blog on her New Islets, as well as, her training experience. Absolutely heart-warming!!  The video below is moving, and for many, a harsh reality to life that many never understand. 

Grab the tissue box, but please stay focused on the cure!!! I am so hopeful that the cure is right around the corner for these little people (myself included). T1 DIABETES is NO LIFE for any kid to have to endure.  I am so happy that there are SO many more outlets today for support of kids and parents alike. I know that I would never have survived this long without the dedication of my mom, who was a cheerleader with a heavy heart. (I never understood this until I was myself, an adult & parent). 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NIyXKjdZTk&feature=player_embedded

I am going to do some more reading into this phenomenal kennel and services. What a wonderful adventure to support!!! And .... as a lab lover, I can honestly say there is no better lifeline for anyone!! They are smart, loyal, loving, easy to train and always there for you!!! I know my Maggie loves me when I can't stand myself, especially if I am high. She is always beside me and she becomes very attached and attentive if I have to leave and she can't come with. She follows me to the kitchen making sure that juice goes down fast or she is nudging me. My lifeline was not professionally trained, therefore she can't be with me 24/7 like I wish for at times, but, I do believe that some dogs have a natural instinct for this stuff  .... it has always been something about animals in which has fascinated me my entire life.

Just thought I would share my love of labs, and the message that we need a cure. Please put your support behind research .... no matter what disease you are hoping to eradicate!!!

Have a wonderful, safe, and warm (for many) weekend!!!

Peace and Light
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Amazing Advancement

Not sure what I just did, but I think I wiped out my previous post.

Let's try again:
Good Morning and look what I found in my morning news.

Today's LA Times posted this story ~

http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-na-stemcell121107,0,3728721.story

I think I would like to try my own science project ~ growing my own new pancreas in a petri dish in the bath!!! LOL .... yes, my twisted look at the future, a future with NO devastating diseases!!

Enjoy the read, and have a wonderful day!!
Peace and Light
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Let's move forward in 2013

Happy New Year to one and all!!!

My wish for 2013 is .... to regain my health, accept the status of my TBI, and move ahead to bring awareness to stem cells and Type 1 (and a few other dreaded diseases)  .... and be content in who and where I am while continuing to make recovery. I also hope to make it my mission to push forward in my support of some of the folks making such impressive strides in the science of adult stem cell usage.

Below please find a couple of links that can be not only helpful, but very informative.
PLEASE .... let us move forward, with kindness, patience, and understanding to make the very best of the world we live in. Be kind to yourself, be kind to each other. A smile, a touch, a hug, a kind word ... they all make such a BIG difference in life. Do not underestimate what these seemingly small gestures can do to make us better people.

http://www.ascrnetwork.com/

ASCR network is a great place to find clinical trials all over the world, as well as here in the US. Also has great up-to-the minute happenings.

http://www.celltherapyfoundation.org/

I have the Cell Therapy link off to the side here on my page. Let's see if we can help them become a little more known in 2013, they are really making some amazing progress on a whole lot of platforms. (they can be found on FB as well). Lots of great people, doing great things!!!!

Enjoy the day ... and all my best to each and every one of you who continues to follow my antics.

In Peace, Light and Love
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Loss of a Pioneer

Wishing my readers a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year!!!

The loss of a pioneer for not only women, but for science and medicine. Godspeed to the "Cell Lady."

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/30/16250863-italys-nobel-winning-lady-of-the-cells-dies-at-103?lite


Let's move forward with openness, be kind to each other, be kind to yourselves.

Peace, Light, and Love
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Here is too a GREAT 2013!!!

In the Spirit of the Season Upon Us

Hello World!!

Well, I have concluded that it is time for me to move forward. It is in reference to my personal journey and where I go next. Stay tuned .... I am hoping for some pretty amazing shit!!! LOL .... yes, I am a dreamer ... it is what keeps me going.

I would like to share the link below to a FANTASTIC blog by a "DiabetesDad." This man has a writing style from the heart, and no BS, from the parental stand point. He has brought me to tears numerous times over the past few months. I have about that much focus and his descriptions are just .... wonderful. Give him a look .... I don't think you will be disappointed, and you will find much guidance and concern.

This particular entry is quite inspirational, and given the season in which we are in, I find it to be a fitting gift.

http://diabetesdad.org/2012/12/11/yes-virginia-there-will-be-a-cure-a-take-on-a-classic-tale-for-a-diabetes-cure/


To my readers, friends, family and lurkers alike .... hehehe ....
I wish you a wonderful evening .... whatever your beliefs .... be kind to YOU, be kind to each other!!!

In Love, Peace and Light
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WSCS in Miami Florida this week

Hi All!!

I have a couple of links I want to post ... been trying for a couple of days. The first is this great question posed by the "diabetesdad" blog ... (I need to get this attached too??) He is looking for guidance .... I need to respond as well, however, he has had some heartwarming, frightening, and honest repsonses. Check it out

http://diabetesdad.org/2012/12/05/will-the-fear-ever-leave-us-seeking-help-from-experience-adults-wt1-and-others/

Really is full of realistic outlooks!!

Also, this past week was the World Stem Cell Summit, and was held in Miami, close to and in collaboration .... (I love that word :) with DRI and CIRM, along with some pretty amazing world leaders and patient advocates in the stem cell/regenerative medicine field. Take a look at whats been happening and some of the exciting trials that will hopefully begin SOONER, rather than later. The video is a T1 young woman .... and what she hopes to accomplish as well. COLLABORATION ..... it's a good practice. Enjoy the reads ....

http://cirmresearch.blogspot.com/2012/03/2011-annual-report-toward-stem-cell.html

As soon as I find some solid focus, I will try and update to my own stats ... some amazing stuff going on in/with my body too!! hehehe .... insulin intake was lowered a half unit again this past week ... and that was 2 weeks after a depomedrol injection (steroid based).

With Love, Peace and Light
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2012 World Stem Cell Summit

Hello All!!

I hope this post finds everyone well ... happy, healthy, and searching for knowledge.

Check out the 2012 World Stem Cell Summit going on today through Wed. 12-3 to 12-5 in Florida.
There is a spot where you can view the summit live on streaming video.

http://worldstemcellsummit.com

On Monday - Dr. Ricordi from DRI in Florida will speak on where we are on the future of CURE.

I am SO very much hoping and praying to get some sort of information on being the "Guinea Pig of Hope" for this stem cell movement. I have nothing left to lose and everything in the universe to gain by using this medicine/science and the knowledge already out there, the pursuit of better treatments with regenerative medical approaches. Come on people ... let's open our eyes to a healthier, happier existence ... and perhaps, a little more beautiful all around!!!!!

Enjoy your day, enjoy your week.
Be good to yourself, and practice random acts of kindness .... it makes us all feel better.

In Love, Peace and Light
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I'm just sharing information - knowledge is power :)

StemGenex News

This is just very exciting stuff happening .... moving forward for a change.
Below a very promising outlook and to my friends at StemGenex a well deserved kudos!!!

http://www.stemcellstherapy.me/stemgenex%E2%84%A2-on-the-forefront-of-adult-stem-cell-based-therapy-for-alzheimers/

Wishing you all a wonderfully relaxing evening.

In Love, Peace and Light
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