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Okay, here it is, the L.A. Times article that I promised. I typed it out in pieces for it is a very long article. Let me know if you missed any part! :) Heidi Hasemann [log in to unmask] > > > > > FETAL CELL GRAFTS FOR PARKINSON'S > > WIN CONVERTS > > > > L.A. Times Article--January 31, 1994 > > > > By Thomas H. Maugh II > > > > Terrie Wenc jogs five miles every day--not > > unusual for a 47-year-old woman in trim > > condition. But Wenc is not your average jogger. > > Less than a year ago, she could not even drive, > > much less jog. Parkinson's disease had frozen > > her into immobility for several hours every day. > > She had to give up the beauty salon she owned, > > forfeited two houses and a car because of her > > medical expenses, and faced a future of despair. > > Then in May, she received a fetal cell graft at > > Los Angeles' Hospital of the Good Samaritan, > > one of only four medical centers in the United > > States that perform the controversial procedure. > > Today, she is not only jogging and playing > > racquetball, but she is also studying for a real > > estate license and planning to write a book about > > her experiences. > > Her recovery from Parkinson's doctors say, is a > > sign of and approaching new era in the treatment > > of incapacitating disease. Furthermore, it typifies > > the growing success of fetal transplants as > > doctors refine their techniques and learn who are > > the best transplant candidates. > > Encouraged by early results,s, combined with > > the lifting last year of the federal moratorium on > > fetal cell research, mean "we don't have to hide > > anymore," Jacques said. > > Because of the successes by Jacques and > > others, several more U.S. groups are gearing up > > to conduct the grafts. "We're going to see more > > and more of this because it is so effective," > > Jacques said. > > "Fetal tissue grafting will become the major > > area of development in neurosurgery," said Dr. > > Edward Hitchcock of the University of > > Birmingham in England, who has operated on 48 > > patients. > > > > > > -continued in Part2- >