| View Larger Image | Stem Cells Saved My Life: How to be Next | Paperbackby Bernard van Zyl (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | AuthorHouse | | Edition: | First Edition Collector's Itemsth Edition | | Page Count: | 180 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 19, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 1,378,124st |
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This is a First Edition signed and numbered collector's item in limited quantity at regular retail price. Laced with hope and promise for sufferers of seemingly incurable illnesses, Stem Cells Saved My Life: How to be Next, reveals that non-controversial adult cell therapies are already available for those with serious diseases and injuries. This book is a practical guide to those seeking adult stem cell treatments for seemingly incurable illnesses with step-by-step instructions on how to use the Internet to locate FDA approved clinical trials for almost all major infirmities. Many believe that stem cell therapy may lie somewhere in the future. That is not the case; I am living proof that stem cell therapies are now available. They are repairing hearts, rebuilding livers, assisting in the cure of cancer and a multitude of other diseases. Popular broadcast and print media lead us to believe that stem cell therapy is a long way off, held back by religious concerns and political factions. I am one of the lucky ones. I discovered an adult stem cell clinical trial that used my own stem cells to repair my badly damaged heart and restore my life after I had come too close to death for comfort. There were only 24 of us in the Phase I stem cell clinical trial. We had all come for the same purpose; to ease the frightening pain in our chests and to try to stay alive. We were just a few of the tens of millions of people with similar problems who would ultimately benefit if the therapy under test proved to be successful. All 24 patients were very lucky to be selected for the pioneering stem cell clinical trial. In current medical practice, patients with such severe heart disease suffer episodes of severe heart pain (angina) and die slow deaths from congestive heart failure, their lungs filling with blood that their weakened hearts could not pump out to their bodies. I no longer face this grim prospect because of the amazing capabilities of adult stem cells. Uniquely, these cells can multiply themselves into large numbers and change into any type of cells needed by the body, including brain cells, muscle tissue, and liver and kidney tissue. When your doctor utters those fateful words: I'm sorry, that's all I can do for you, don't give up. There are thousands of FDA approved clinical trials underway for almost every disease. This book shows you how to locate an appropriate clinical trial for yourself or a loved one. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 8 reviews)
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Outdated by Jon E. Schniers (USA)  1 Stars
September 08, 2009
This is such a fast changing topic that a book published in 2006 doesnt cover current research. References to different diseases and the potential for a treatment is vague.Some references ie eye can be found in stories on the internet. There are better sources for this information and much more current.
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A compelling personal view of the value of stem cells. by Mary P. Quigley  5 Stars
November 22, 2008
Mr. vanZyl has written a compelling story of his journey through the myriad paths of science to find a way to achieve an improved quality of life, after experiencing significant loss of heart function. He helps all of us understand the importance of stem cell research and what it meant to him and his family. His focus is not just on himself, as he carefully informs the reader about many aspects of stem cell research and its possibilities for a variety of health problems. This book is an important contribution to the literature on stem cells. It should be highly recommended reading for all patients and members of the health care team who are working collaboratively to develop health care options for many chronic illnesses. It is a wonderful, sensitively written book that sends a message of optimism, which is needed during times of poor health. I commend Mr. vanZyl on telling his compelling personal story that may help to enrich the lives of others and give them hope.
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"Real deal" without affectation on a personal view of the potential for stem cell therapy by Isaac S. Kohane (Newton, MA USA)  4 Stars
February 03, 2008
This is the best book I have read on the potential for stem cell therapy from the patient's perspective. It is written in the most straightforward manner possible, focused not on polemic but on being helpful. So much so, that the author takes nothing for granted, even the patient's knowledge about the Internet (a few plodding pages on that topic alone) but also on the practicalities of using pluripotential cells. The book is also exceedingly honest: the author recounts his experiences (and transient recovery) during the placebo arm of a trial of stem cells. My one quibble is that after giving us so much detail about the wind up to the transplant, we get very little detail on the author's outcome after the stem cell infusion. Did it last longer than the placebo? How many years out has it been effective? This part of the review may be grossly unfair as I have no idea how sick the author was when he wrote this. Maybe he was in a hurry to get the word out and did not have much follow up time to report on. Despite among the driest writing styles I have experienced in many years, I find the story of this book has stuck with me.
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Enthusiastically recommended for its inspirational message to never give up hope by Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) 5 Stars
April 07, 2007
Stem Cells Saved My Life: How to Be Next is the true-life story of author Bernard Van Zyl, who suffered from severe heart disease that could not be brought under control by conventional surgery or therapy. Yet an FDA-approved clinical trial transformed his life - adult stem cells were harvested from his own body, and used to bolster the strength of his heart, transforming him from a dying invalid and giving him a new leash on life. Stem Cells Saved My Life does more than tell his story; it presents what he has learned about stem cell treatments, FDA-approved clinical trials for stem cell therapies that are currently helping thousands of people, and advice for readers who may be in need concerning how to locate and get into such clinical trials. Written in plain terms for readers of all backgrounds, Stem Cells Saved My Life discusses adult, embryonic, fetal, and umbilical cord stem cells, and is enthusiastically recommended for its inspirational message to never give up hope to anyone struggling with a medical problem that can potentially be helped through stem cell treatment.
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Fascinating Read, and Eye Opening by Jason Snyder (Orlando, FL) 5 Stars
February 08, 2007
This book has given me a new perspective on Stem Cell research. Especially as it pertains to real science as opposed to rhetoric. The book presents an interesting case study about a specific kind of treatment, but it also delves into the various research that is going on in the field of Stem Cells. It was informative and well researched.
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