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Dalls Hextell Story
TODAY Show on NBC with Meredith Viera
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Amazing Recovery Attributed to Cord Blood

Toddler diagnosed with cerebral palsy shows remarkable improvement

"Dallas Hextell was already a miracle to parents Cynthia and Derak, after they spent three years trying to get pregnant."

"But now he is looking like a medical miracle to the rest of the world."

"The 2-year-old son of the Sacramento, Calif., couple was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, but is now showing fewer signs of the disorder and marked improvement after an infusion of his own stem cells — made possible by the preservation of his own cord blood shortly before birth."

By Bob Considine
TODAYShow.com contributor

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The EARLY Show on CBS with Harry Smith
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Stem Cells Give Boy New Life

"At 8 months Dallas Hextell was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, unable to learn to walk or talk. But an experimental treatment with his own cord stem cells worked a miracle. Kris Pickel reports."

» View The EARLY Show on CBS

Banking cord blood does not guarantee that the cells will provide a cure or be applicable for every situation. For inherited genetic conditions, the child will not be able to use his or her own stem cells. A matched sibling's stem cells would be the first choice. Ultimate use will be determined by the treating physician. Treatment for brain injury and juvenile diabetes is experimental and currently requires the use of your own cord blood. Medical treatments using family banked cord tissue are in early research and are not available today; there is no guarantee that therapies will be developed in the future.

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