Thanks Nick, I saw the video and Mackenzie's URL of the transcript. You might try Levesque's office at Cedas Sinai and see if he is still doing this if you are interested. I called in 2003 before I had DBSs and he was still taking brain cells then. I've known about Turner longer than I thought. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick & Oanh" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 2:15 AM Subject: Re: Return of Turner's PD > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn