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Pat Daniels
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Date Posted: 17:29:51 03/06/07 Tue
In reply to:
Pat Daniels
's message, "firefighter in need" on 17:27:39 03/06/07 Tue
>My name is Pat Daniels. I am writing to you in regard
>to my son Kevin. Kevin was a volunteer firefighter and
>EMT with the South Boston Fire Department when on the
>night of August 7, 1998 while responding to a fire
>call, he had an accident on the way to the call. He
>was only 19 years old. He sustained a traumatic brain
>injury that almost claimed his life and has left him a
>quadrapelic with limited mobility. He is not
>paralyzed. He’s still an associate member with the
>department. He was also a firefighter and EMT at the
>South Boston Speedway the summer he had the accident.
>Kevin’s father is the maintenance manager at the
>speedway.
>
>The doctors advised us to terminate life, but for us
>that wasn’t an option. Kevin is a survivor. He was
>born at 28 weeks weighing 2lbs 5oz., 15 inches long.
>
>We have researched stem cell therapy for 3-4 years.
>After sending Kevin’s medical records to a doctor in
>California, we were told he was a candidate for the
>umbilical cord blood stem cell therapy, but would have
>to go to Tijuana, Mexico to have the procedure done.
>The fire dept. immediately started raising funds for
>us to go. They raised enough for us to go for one
>trip. The cost is $5,000.00 per vial of stem cells
>plus the cost of the procedure is $5,000.00. Then
>there’s the cost of travel expenses -$6,000.00. We
>would like to see Kevin get 6-8 vials this time.
>
>On September 25, 2006 we went to Mexico and had the
>umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant. Since the
>procedure has been done, we have seen 30 improvements,
>some being significant. His speech is much better. His
>medicine for spasticity in his extremities has been
>reduced to where he is only getting 10% of what he was
>getting. That is a 90% reduction in 2 months. He now
>has slight movement in all 5 fingers on his left hand,
>which he didn’t have before. We knew if the first trip
>was successful we would need to return every six
>months until no more improvements are seen. It is
>wonderful that after 8 years we can still see
>improvements because of this treatment.
>
>We are now trying to raise the funds to go back. The
>South Boston Fire Dept. is accepting donations. I’m
>reaching out to others outside of this area for help.
>I’ve never reached out to others for help since
>Kevin’s accident, but the importance of Kevin
>continuing to receive the stem cell therapy means too
>much to him for me not to reach out and ask.
>
>I want to push the government and the medical field to
>research this avenue of treatment for others. I don’t
>want this just to help my son, but for it to help
>others as well. This means that Kevin needs to
>continue this process to prove the success of this
>procedure.
>
>If you would like to send a donation or know of others
>that would like to help, please send the donation to:
>
>Kevin Daniels Stem Cell Fund
>South Boston Fire Dept.
>403 Broad Street
>South Boston Va. 24592
>
>You can call Chief William Murray with any questions
>at 434-575-4292. The dept. is receiving and
>administering the funds and all donations are tax
>deductable.
>
>Any donation would be greatly appreciated.
>
>May God bless you and keep you is my prayer.
>
>patdaniels52@yahoo.com
>
>Pat Daniels
>1106 Daniels Trail
>Halifax, VA. 24558
>434-575-1740
>
>This is not embryonic. A baby is born to obtain these
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