Let’s Talk About HSCT for Multiple Sclerosis - My Story - Part 1
Let’s Talk About HSCT for Multiple Sclerosis - My Story - Part 1
Let’s Talk About HSCT for Multiple Sclerosis - My Story - Part 1
This episode is part one of the story of my HSCT experience. The beginning is a description of HSCT, who is eligible, and the benefits. After, I begin the story of my journey.
Below I am listing locations where HSCT is available as of now.
Stay strong and stay safe!!
HSCT (Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation) attempts to “reboot” the immune system, which is responsible for damaging the brain and spinal cord in MS. In HSCT for MS, hematopoietic (blood cell-producing) stem cells, which are derived from a person’s own (“autologous”) bone marrow or blood, are collected and stored, and the rest of the individual’s immune cells are depleted by chemotherapy. Then the stored hematopoietic stem cells are reintroduced to the body. The new stem cells migrate to the bone marrow and, over time, produce new white blood cells. Eventually, they repopulate the body with immune cells.
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Links for current HSCT providers:
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Cindy Locke was diagnosed over a decade ago with Recurring Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. On her weekly podcast, she will share her contacts, stories, MS hacks, and experiences she’s had over the last 18 years living with the debilitating disease. Some of the subjects discussed will be parenting, dating, divorce, diet, exercise, depression, traveling, stem cell treatment, memory, disability, and much more. There will also be interviews with MS doctors, patients, kids of parents with MS, foundations, psychiatrists specializing in MS, and celebrities with MS. Some conversations will be verbal, and some will be video. Each week, she will let you know what next week’s podcast is about and, most of the time, will ask you to email your stories or ideas on that topic. New episodes will be uploaded on Mondays.Join Podchaser to...
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