PARENTs' PERSPECTIVE

Cord Blood Banking - The Right Choice

HER smile says it all. Nine-year-old Christina Curkowskyj wakes up and embraces every day, along the way teaching her family to do the same.

Christina was given 3 months to live following a failed bone marrow transplant.

Brother Thomas provided perfectly matched stem cells used to treat her Fanconi’s Anaemia.

Blood from a baby's umbilical cord can give 'a second chance at life

Eight-year-old Jordy Serwin wrote a little note to President Clinton asking, “Please tell people to save kids' cord blood so people like me have what they need to get well.” Diagnosed with leukemia two years ago, Jordy's life was saved in one of the first cord blood transplants at UCLA Medical Center.

Newborn’s cord blood may save brother.

A son born to a Honolulu Navy couple may save the life of his 5-year-old brother, Joshua. After the baby was delivered last Wednesday, blood was taken from the umbilical cord to treat his brother's leukemia. A transplant operation will be performed at Stanford University Medical Center. Breast Cancer, Leukemias, Hodgkin's Disease are just a few familiar diseases now treatable with Stem Cell Therapies

Too Late to Choose

“Storing my daugther’s Cord Blood could have saved my daughter’s life”stated, Rod Carew, National Baseball Hall of Famer.

Daughter at age 18 diagnosed with Leukemia waited more than 9 months for a donor and it proved unsuccessful.

Mr. Carew would have stored his baby’s cord blood had he known. Now, his mission is to make sure you do.

Carew now urges parents to save their newborn´s cord blood.  He explains, "Saving a newborn´s cord blood stem cells is the best gift a parent can give to their child.  I wish cord blood banking was available when my daughter was born."

Why I chose to be a CordTrack Parent:

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Provided me unparalleled access to education and information on cord blood.

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Teamed me with my doctor and staff to support my decision process.

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Ensured I arrived at the hospital prepared, empowered and in control of my family’s health.

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Provided online access to the state of my cord blood cells.

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Certified all steps of the process to guarantee me the highest standards of care.

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Continues to manage the lifecycle of my cord blood storage with outstanding customer service.