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Used DE--didn't tell my sister....

danafromslopedanafromslope member
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We used DE and are expecting twins in about a month--we are going to tell our kids about it as they get older, but for now we decided not to discuss with anyone else. Here is the problem: my sister. She is visually impaired and has been badgering me about cord blood banking so she could possibly use it to try to recover some of her sight. There is no current studies that proves that my cord blood could help her and considering we used DE it wouldn't match. What do I do to get her to back off? I feel for her cause if there was even a remote chance to fix her sight I would help but the DNA won't match AND like I said there is no proof stem cells would fix her type of affliction....

 

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Re: Used DE--didn't tell my sister....

  • liz4pawsliz4paws member

    My dad is blind with a degenerative retinal condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa. I've been very involved with the FFB for years and to my knowledge there is no good stem cell treatment to reverse blindness at this point in the game. There i

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  • 2MamazInSeattle2MamazInSeattle member

    Sorry I wanted to reply sooner but couldn't find where I saw this post! Consider this - we planned to ask for delayed cord clamping, which means there isn't any 'cord blood' as the blood in your cord (ideally) belongs to your baby. Here is a great

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