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Ray, This url documents the July 15, 2004 meeting of the Senate Commerce subcommittee on science, called by Senator Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, about adult stem cells. Here is the pertinent testimony given by Dennis Turner. Last year, after four years of being virtually symptom free, my Parkinson's symptoms began reappearing in my body's left side. Today I have various degrees of trembling in both hands, although I feel that the left is slightly worse. Nevertheless, I wouldn't hesitate for a second to have Dr. Levesque use my adult stem cells to treat me a second time, since in my case they were safe, effective, and involved no risk of rejection. Because of my improvements through Dr. Levesque's treatment I've been able to indulge in my passion for big game photography these past five years. While on safari in 2001 I scrambled up a tree to avoid being run over by a Rhino. I swam in the South Atlantic with Great White Sharks. Two weeks ago I returned from Africa after photographing Cheetahs and Leopards in the wild. Here are a few examples of the pictures I took. They represent memories and experiences I feel I have Dr. Levesque to thank for. I came here to offer him my sincere gratitude, and to offer others with Parkinson's a concrete reason for hope. http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=1268&wit_id=3676 How many Parkies would kill for 4 years of normal living? My wife would. It was over a year and 1/2, not several months. rayilynlee wrote: Nick several months ago I saw it with my own eyes on a video on line where Sen Sam Brownback was touting the successes of adult stem cell research. Turner was shaking like a leaf It has also been on sites all over the web which I don't print or keep anymore because my hands are like paws. Its a pretty well established fact. Turner wanted to go through the process again and I don't know what happened on that score. Brownback also had a couple of women with spinal cord injuries who had treatment in Spain or Portugal with nasal cells who had improved bladder function and could stand with assistance but were not cured eitherRay ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn