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cord blood banking. When they learned that the stem cells could be used to treat medical diseases and injuries in the future my parents decided that it was worth the investment to bank my blood. The blood was collected from my umbilical cord and placenta soon after my birth and shipped to a facility to be processed and saved.

Seventeen years ago, this process was relatively new, unfamiliar, and a theoretical idea to many; however, with the advancements of scientific research and technology, cord blood cells have been found to be able to clinically treat patients. Currently, they can be used to treat over 80 conditions, including leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell anemia, and other immune system and metabolic disorders. Stem cell research is a very active and a major area of research with many more potential applications in the future that can help with conditions like autism, cerebral palsy, and diabetes.

For my parents, it was essential to save these cells for me and my sibling’s benefit because it would be very important if one of us were to ever unexpectedly become diagnosed with a disease that can be cured with my own blood cells. It is essential for people to understand the benefits of this process, which is called cord blood banking.

Hi! My name is Haley and I am currently a high school junior in San Mateo, California. Before I was born, my parents did a lot of research on pregnancy. and in the process, they learned about umbilical

Hi! My name is Haley and I am currently a high school junior in San Mateo, California.

Before I was born, my parents did a lot of research on pregnancy, and in the process, they learned about umbilical cord blood banking. When they learned that the stem cells could be used to treat medical diseases and injuries in the future, my parents decided that it was worth the investment to bank my blood. The blood was collected from my umbilical cord and placenta soon after my birth and shipped to a facility to be processed and saved.

Seventeen years ago, this process was relatively new, unfamiliar, and a theoretical idea to many; however, with the advancements of scientific research and technology, cord blood cells have been found to be able to clinically treat patients. Currently, they can be used to treat over 80 conditions, including leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell anemia, and other immune system and metabolic disorders. Stem cell research is a very active and a major area of research with many more potential applications in the future that can help with conditions like autism, cerebral palsy, and diabetes.

For my parents, it was essential to save these cells for me and my sibling’s benefit because it would be very important if one of us were to ever unexpectedly become diagnosed with a disease that can be cured with my own blood cells. It is essential for people to understand the benefits of this process, which is called cord blood banking.