If you missed the live version of my last webinar you can watch the recorded version now! I was joined by a very courageous woman who shared her sons remarkable story about how his own cord blood helped to treat his diabetes! If you have any questions please send them to me at natalie@allaboutcordblood.com
If you have a story about how cord blood helped you or someone you know please share it with me!
Steve Shor and I Last Week
It is estimated that 45,000 people will be diagnosed with leukemia this year, and approximately, 22,000 deaths in the US will be attributed to Leukemia. This terrible heart wrenching disease does not only affect a certain age, gender, or race. It is blind to its victims and has many different types. Many of you are probably thinking that leukemia affects more children than adults. The truth according to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is that it affects more adults past the age of 60, than children.
Luckily the stem cells found inside your baby’s cord blood can help treat and cure many forms of leukemia. Due to cord blood’s unique, naive immune system, it does not need to be as closely matched to the patient and therefore doctors can identify a cord blood donor in approximately 99% of patients who can’t find a conventional donor.
Cord blood is readily available as it is collected at the time of birth and then stored until future use. This can help cut back on the amount of time searching for a match.In blood diseases such as leukemia TIME is of the essence and every second counts.
I am baffled by these facts and am determined to help ensure everyone realizes the benefits of cord blood. I am not alone in this journey. Last week I had the privilege to meet (again) with the President of the National Children’s Leukemia Foundation (NCLF) , Mr.Shor. At their foundation they also realize the importance of cord blood preservation and are working to raise educational awareness. This generous foundation is one of the leading non profit organizations in the battle against cancer and leukemia in children and adults.
This foundation has been one that is near and dear to my heart for a very long time. In 1993, I met Mr. Shor for the first time when my Mom was asked to speak at their conference in New York. My entire family traveled to New York for the big event where we got to meet supermodel Cindy Crawford, actress Susan Lucci, and many, many others. This was when I was first introduced to the world of public speaking. My sisters, Dad and I all stood by my Mom’s side on stage as she delivered her speech. Although I was very young, I will never forget looking into the crowd and watching as tears rolled across people’s faces. That was the beginning, that was when I realized that I wanted to help too! So now I am looking forward to being able to follow in my moms footsteps, by being reconnected with NCLF.
Mom Speaking in New York at NCLF Event
“Each year, more than 4 million children are born in the US. If every childbearing woman chose to collect and store cord blood, millions of lives could be saved.” – NCLF
To learn more about NCLF:http: //www.leukemiafoundation.org/
To learn more about Leukemia:http: //www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls
Please help spread the word!
Together We Can Help Save Lives,
Natalie Curry
If you missed my last live webinar, you will want to check out the recorded version now. My special guest and I discussed a very important topic in cord blood banking, Underrepresentation in the minority communities.
If you have any questions or comments please share them with me.
Last week I had the esteemed privilege of attending the inaugural Dan Berger Foundation Luncheon. The topic of discussion was minorities and cord blood banking. Cord blood awareness has improved a lot over the course of the past two years. However while raising this awareness the industry has seemed to hit a road block. This road block is the education of minorities. Leaving them very under represented in the amount of cord blood units available to them.
This is a growing issue, at the luncheon some of the most influential people in the world of health care and cord blood banking met under one roof to help solve this problem.
With the dedication and hard work of foundations such as the Dan Berger foundation this issue is on the verge of changing forever.
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I can only use one word to describe my feelings about the above; WOW! To me this is un acceptable and needs to change desperately.
You CAN help! Please help spread the word about the importance of cord blood banking.
To learn more about how you can help please visit the Dan Berger web site: http://www.danbergercordblood.com/
Please watch my interview from the Dan Berger luncheon:
In case you missed my last live webinar with Dr. Joe Hersh, please watch the recorded version now!
I am not a mom, but I have a very important message to share with expectant moms everywhere. Something exciting, something life saving and it involves one of the biggest decisions you will ever make!
I’m talking about cord blood! You may have heard about it before but I’m here to tell you speaking from a lifetime of experience, that it is a priceless ,irreplaceable gift. Since my cord blood transplant 21 years ago, stem cell research has improved tremendously. However the amount of awareness has not. So I have decided to dedicate my life to help raise educational awareness about the value of cord blood.
I am alive today because it is my purpose in life to share my experiences with the world so that everyone will understand that miracles do happen! Cord blood is one of these miracles. Instead of discarding it as medical waste, Save the cord, Save A Life!
I have developed a web site called allaboutcordblood.com, it is an easy to navigate educational source of information about cord blood for expectant parents. It features live webinars hosted by me with special guests, recent cord blood/ stem cell articles and videos, and a free downloadable e-book.
Project Mom Casting- Please help me spread the word about this amazing cause!
Together We Can Help Save Lives!
Natalie Curry
Please watch my latest video- It answers some of the most frequently asked questions about cord blood!
1. What is Cord Blood
2.Why is cord blood so important
3. Price and the difference of public vs. private banking
Please download the my free e-book on http://www.allaboutcordblood.com/
In case you missed my last webinar about – How Cord Blood Transplants Work, please check out the recorded version below! I’d like to thank my very special guest Eric Drew for sharing his story with me! To learn more about Eric-http://www.drewfoundation.org/
YAY! It is July, which means it is official cord blood awareness month! Please celebrate with me the importance of this life saving cause!
Me, Gina and Carolyn
After I read about families who are suffering through devastating diseases I can be found sobbing for hours in the darkness of my room. I feel the pain right through to my bones as my heart seems to sink to the pit of my stomach. It is in these times that I really understand that my family has been one of the lucky ones, I realize why I’m still here and I vow to myself to never give up and to keep on fighting.
To keep fighting for all the pain they have or will have to endure. I truly believe that everyone deserves to have the same chances I have received. And I will not stop until Cord Blood becomes a household name and is known in every country, hospital, and physicians office.
Earlier this month I had the honor of traveling to southern California and Las Vegas to promote cord blood awareness along side of Cord Blood America. In this journey I met some wonderful people and learned more then I even imagined possible.
I would like to share with you an extremely brave and passionate person I met on this trip. I sympathize with her and her beautiful family as they lost a dear loved one, a son, a brother and a sparkling spirit in Evan Cousineau. Evan lost his battle one day short of his 10th birthday and when I met his mother Gina it was clear he is still very much alive in her. Learn about Evans story- http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/evancousineau/mystory
It is stories like Evans that keep me fighting, it is mothers like Gina that I cry for and wish I could take away the pain. In honor of Evan, Gina has started a wonderful foundation- Be A Hero-Become A Donor Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to encourage people to donate blood on a regular basis. Gina is in hopes that the foundation will help provide a since of hope for other families struggling with a medical crisis. Please help support Gina and her family on their incredible life saving mission visit: http://bahbad.org/home/
Together We Can Help Save Lives,
Natalie Curry
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