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Mr/ Smith: If you take a look at the Family Research Council's "Adult Stem Cells Nine Faces of Success" of January 2007 you will find Dennis Turner's face. What does the word "success" mean to you? This entry contains no info later than 2002 (with the except of a 2004 footnote) and it would appear Turner is enjoying African safaris. I called him on 3-24-06 and he confirmed to me that his Parkinson's had returned with a vengeance. Remember this pamphlet is current. Also, it is not widely known that when Dr. Levesque took Turner's brain cells he did a DBS - Deep Brain Stimulation surgery. Although Dr. Levesque has stated Turner's neurostimulators were never turned ON, it would be hard for me to imagine why anyone would endure this ordeal for which you must be awake and not be turned ON to find out how well it worked. I had 2 DBSs in 2003 which control my tremors pretty well. "Success" of DBS ranges from failure to getting one's life back. Prentice has now toned down his statements from cures to "benefits" for 60-80 diseases. Medications "benefit" most people with Parkinson's, at least for awhile until they get dyskinesias and other bad side effects. They only helped me once. The White House also has a current publication which not only lists Turner, but also Patricia Payne, who was "going to be" a subject in Levesque's Phase II which has been stopped since July 2005. Ten unnamed people from Kentucky are cited for Amgen's aborted GDNF infusion therapy trials which had nothing to do with stem cells of ANY kind. All these folks are presented as ASC "successes" The result of these misrepresentations has been success in stalling embryonic stem cell research by citing the superiority of adult stem cells in treating diseases. Those of us who suffer and know others who do, know that adult stem cells have been, after 50 years of research, successful in treating some blood disorders and cancers. How many folks do you know who are being treated with adult stem cells? The real success of ASCs has been in blocking ESCR. Rayilyn Brown Surprise AZ [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn