Tonight I saw a statement on the COPD Intl. forum that asked whatever happened to the Pioneers. The question was asked in such a way as to make fun of the treatment many of us on this forum have had. I genuinely feel sorry for those people who are not taking time to educate themselves on stem cell therapy. This forum has dozens of articles written by knowledgeable people. Stem cell therapy is not something you would get in Fantasyland. It is real. It is available now in some countries and the most important thing, it works. Someone on that forum said I wasn't doing as well as others. I am not sure where anyone would read such a thing and I apologize if any of my posts have not been clear. I am on top of the world because of the way I feel. I go up and down the stairs with no SOB, not one bit. I am on the go from early morning until late at night. I am back to doing things I used to do before COPD tightened its grip on me to the point I was going nowhere but downhill. I would have a good day here or there, but never everyday! I was always getting sick and I would stay sick 3 times longer than a normal person. I couldn't have fun any more. I was always worrying if I had enough O2. Now, I have to worry if I even remember to take the portable with me. I still use it when I exert myself and I have caught myself more than once being half way down the block in my car and realizing I left the thing at home. There is no way that could have happened before my stem cell treatment. Not everyone will progress at the same pace. My doctor said he has never seen anyone who received stem cell therapy not see some improvement. I am honored to be one of the only people in the world to have had umbilical cord stem cell therapy and I will keep saying that until hopefully I am not one of a few people in the world who has had umbilical cord stem cell therapy. This is not an overnight cure, but it sure is a close second in my opinion.