Rob Waddell has had a kidney transplant, but he takes no anti-rejection drugs to prevent his body from rejecting the transplanted kidney. The trick? Adult stem cells! These versatile, life-saving cells have many uses beyond tissue repair and maintenance.
Rob has a genetic problem called polycystic kidney disease. As his kidney function deteriorated, he was told by his doctor that he would need a kidney transplant.
With organ transplants, the recipient must usually take large doses of anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their life, to prevent rejection of the transplanted organ. But the drugs are also a double-edged sword, because their toxicity eventually can lead to deterioration of the transplanted organ, especially in the case of kidneys.
“I’ve had two uncles that’ve died from this disease. At early ages. I mean they went on dialysis, they had a transplant, something happened, they’re no longer here. Their kids are, without a dad!”, Rob said.
Rob says, “I decided to do the stem cell transplant because I didn’t want to live the rest of my life on immune rejection drugs.”
Rob signed up for a clinical trial where he received bone marrow adult stem cells from the kidney donor. Those adult stem cells became part of Rob’s immune system, and “re-trained” his body to recognize the donated kidney as his own.
Rob now lives a fully active life, and WITHOUT taking anti-rejection drugs. All because of the adult stem cell transplant. Adult stem cells really are life savers.
Click the video below to hear from Rob and his wife, Karen and see how active Rob is now since he received full adult stem cell therapy within a medical setting.
Provided by: www.nationalrighttolifenews.org
