Glenburn Boy Returns from Costa Rica After Having Adult Stem Cell Therapy
A young boy from Glenburn recently returned from Costa Rica where he underwent a procedure that is not available in the United States.
Meghan Hayward tells what he had done and how he's coping.
Eight-Year-old Kenneth Kelley was diagnosed with autism at the age of two.
When we last talked with him and his family, they were preparing for a trip to Costa Rica where he would undergo adult stem cell therapy.
"Kenneth had stems cells from umbilical chord blood and he got about 24 million stem cells while we were there in Costa Rica. He had injections every day over a period of four days."
Marty Kelley is Kenneth's mother. She was told by the doctors in Costa Rica to not expect to see results for 8 weeks to 6 months.
Continued.... An interview with this family is also available at the following link:
http://www.wabi.tv/news/7451/glenburn-boy-returns-from-costa-rica-after-having-adult-stem-cell-therapy
A young boy from Glenburn recently returned from Costa Rica where he underwent a procedure that is not available in the United States.
Meghan Hayward tells what he had done and how he's coping.
Eight-Year-old Kenneth Kelley was diagnosed with autism at the age of two.
When we last talked with him and his family, they were preparing for a trip to Costa Rica where he would undergo adult stem cell therapy.
"Kenneth had stems cells from umbilical chord blood and he got about 24 million stem cells while we were there in Costa Rica. He had injections every day over a period of four days."
Marty Kelley is Kenneth's mother. She was told by the doctors in Costa Rica to not expect to see results for 8 weeks to 6 months.
Continued.... An interview with this family is also available at the following link:
http://www.wabi.tv/news/7451/glenburn-boy-returns-from-costa-rica-after-having-adult-stem-cell-therapy