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Holly, here is what I sent Yvonne Perry for her book. I'm assuming you were referring to the Prentice List. Add Susan Fajt and Jacki Rabon, the two spinal cord injury patients in Brownback's 2004 senate testimony. Susan has since broken with him and her Florida Congressmn Dave Weldon for using her falsely. Jacki appears in braces in the "Adult Stem Cells Nine Faces of Success" FC pamphlet along with Turner as she opposes research that "kills babies". I read somewhere that the nasal cells these 2 women received were not adult stem cells. I have a hard copy of the analysis by the 3 scientists of 65 of Prentice's claims and they mainly talk about remissions and chemotherapy adjuncts for blood cancers. However, there is a wide range of diseases for which cures or successful "treatments" are claimed. One wonders how many of these people are still alive. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don C. Reed" <[log in to unmask]> To: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 5:27 AM Subject: Re: Prentice Propaganda > thanks, Ray! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> > To: "Don C. Reed" <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 11:14 AM > Subject: Prentice Propaganda > > >> Don, I've corrected some of my typos and instances of substituting the >> wrong word - think the wires in my brain must be getting crossed. Ray >> >> >> Sometime in 1999 Dennis Turner had a DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) surgery >> wherein Dr. Michael Levesque of Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles took Turner's >> brain cells, cultivated and reproduced them to several million and >> replanted them in his brain. >> >> There was understandably great enthusiasm about this treatment for >> Parkinson's disease because for about 4-5 years, his symptoms apparently >> disappeared. I have been suffering from PD since 1996 and must have >> heard about it by 2003 because I contacted Dr. Levesque's office in the >> spring of 2003 before I had my 2 DBSs. I was not encouraged to join Dr. >> L's Phase II, in fact, I was warned "there were no guarantees" and was >> gently steered to DBS. I had a bilateral DBS in June 2003 and a redo in >> Sept 2003 by Dr. Thomas Waltz, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA. (Google me >> Rayilyn Brown "I had brain surgery while awake" on CNN.com for details). >> >> It should be noted that results from DBS range from failure to getting >> one's life back. My DBSs successfully control my tremors, but nothing >> else. Levesque said he had to do a DBS to get Turner's brain cell >> extraction approved in 1999, but Turner was never turned on. However, >> the fact that he had DBS should be taken into consideration in any >> analysis of the efficacy of his cell reimplantation procedure. >> >> By early 2006 I saw the video on my computer of Turner and Levesque's >> 2004 testimony led by Senator Sam Brownback of KS before a Senate >> committee depicting the "successes" of adult stem cell treatments. There >> were also 2 women with spinal cord injuries who had been treated by a >> doctor in Portugal with nasal stem cells. I noticed that Turner's head >> was shaking and the two women weren't "cured" either. >> >> I called Dennis Turner on 3-24-06 to inquire about how he was doing. He >> confirmed to me on that date that his Parkinson's had returned with a >> vengeance. He also opined that he thought Levesque's Phase II was >> stalled due to lack of funds. His DBS was forgotten. He never mentioned >> it and I didn't ask. >> >> Before and after the Congress approved HR 810 (The Stem Cell Enhancement >> Act) I kept hearing in the media and on line about the 60-80 adult stem >> cell cures or successes listed by Dr. David Prentice of the Family >> Research Council and promoted by Brownback and others. When I checked >> the FRC's latest 2007 pamphlet "Adult Stem Cells Nine Faces of Success" >> there was Turner, still enjoying African safaris. >> >> The White House also produced a pamphlet in January 2007 listing Turner, >> Patricia Payne (a Catholic ESCR opponent who testified before the >> Massachusetts State Legislature in Feb 2005 that she was going to be a >> participant in L's Phase II. Phase II stopped in July 2005 so Payne was >> never even in the study, yet she along with Turner and 10 unnamed people >> in Kentucky (participants in Amgen's aborted GDNF infusion therapy >> trials - no stem cells of ANY KIND used) were still listed as adult stem >> "successes". >> >> I emailed Levesque in January 2007 and he told me Phase II would be >> commenced in 6-8 months when their labs were up to FDA standards. >> He is a Vice President of NeuroGeneration. >> >> I and millions of others still have Parkinson's and people with other >> diseases and spinal cord injuries aren't any better either. I wrote to >> MJFox trying to get help exposing this fraud. I haven't received a >> response. >> >> Please do not hestitate to email me if you have any questions. >> [log in to unmask] I certify that my statements and dates are accurate >> to the best of my knowledge, so feel free to quote me. >> >> It is one thing to argue about whether a microscopic undifferentiated >> cell is a person or not, quite another to lie about research. >> >> Rayilyn Brown >> Surprise AZ >> 623-584-5869 >> [log in to unmask] >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Don C. Reed >> To: rayilynlee ; Yvonne Perry >> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 3:59 AM >> Subject: Important >> >> >> Hi, Ray! >> >> Yvonne Perry is writing a book I consider very important-- would you do >> me a favor and help her understand the Prentice list deception on our >> Parkinson's friend, the single person always cited? I told her a little, >> but nothing like you can do. >> >> Thanks, Ray. >> >> don > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn