I hate to disagree with Paul Knoepfler (see his comment below), but his scare tactic type comments simply aren't going to discourage patients from getting treatment offshore. There is quite a lot of published evidence that autologous stem cell treatment is safe and as I have mentioned before, most patients are not looking for someone to manage their finances. Perhaps, Paul would prefer that Mr. Osbourne wait while his disease progresses to the point he has little or no quality of life in order to possibly get into a clinical trial here in the U.S. - maybe in a decade or two. Kudos and my best to Jack Osbourne for being a Pioneer. As a celebrity he can spread the word about his treatment. I hope he will be a spokesman inspiring hope for others and speaking up for patients in the U.S. whose civil liberties have been denied.
Mirror
By James Desborough 2 Comments
Jack Osbourne's stem cell jabs: Ozzy's son flies to German for banned MS treatment
9 Feb 2013
TV star, who went public about his health crisis last summer, said he is currently feeling well and getting plenty of rest
STAR Jack Osbourne is to *undergo cutting-edge stem cell replacement therapy to help him beat Multiple Sclerosis.
Jack, 27 – son of rocker Ozzy and TV star Sharon – will go to Germany for the treatment as it is banned in America, where he is based.
He will fly out after covering the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles today for US music channel Fuse TV.
Jack said: “There are odd restrictions here in America because everybody still thinks it’s, like, what it isn’t. So I’m going to Germany. They clone stem cells from your own blood then inject them back into you.
“Hopefully it will repair any damaged cells and nerves and things like that.”
Jack, who went public about his health crisis last summer, said he is currently feeling well and getting plenty of rest – despite being a new dad to nine-month-old daughter Pearl.
He said: “I’m good. That’s the thing about MS – one minute you’re good, one minute you’re not. I’m hanging on in there, healthy and doing what I got to do.” Jack said he and wife Lisa are getting plenty of help with babysitting from his parents, who are relishing their role as grandparents.
He said: “Now she’s nine months and not so delicate they can play more and have more fun with her. Ozzy is pretty hands-on. But when she starts crying he hands her off.”
Jack – who was at the MusiCares Person Of The Year in LA on Friday with Katy Perry – told Access Hollywood the Black Sabbath frontman has a soulmate in Pearl. “She pretty much understands him,” he said. “They’ve had some heart-to-hearts.”
Comments
Paul Knoepfler
5:37 AM on 10/2/2013
My best to Jack, but there's a reason these treatments are not available in the U.S. There is no evidence that they work or are safe. Clinics are taking advantage of vulnerable patients to make big bucks. As a stem cell scientist myself, I worry that every time a celebrity gets one of these treatments it encourages tons of everyday people to do so too.
Paul
(he posted his website, but I have removed it per the rules of the SCP forum which does not allow commercial promotion)
Eva Tillmann
2:16 AM on 10/2/2013
i have MS too, pls anyone who knows this let me know which stem cell clinic in German Jack is going to
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/jack-osbournes-stem-cell-jabs-1648015&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABArKTciAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=B3Afm-u8FEk&usg=AFQjCNGOf22Cewco2cPwsitBuK2XevCWqg
Mirror
By James Desborough 2 Comments
Jack Osbourne's stem cell jabs: Ozzy's son flies to German for banned MS treatment
9 Feb 2013
TV star, who went public about his health crisis last summer, said he is currently feeling well and getting plenty of rest
STAR Jack Osbourne is to *undergo cutting-edge stem cell replacement therapy to help him beat Multiple Sclerosis.
Jack, 27 – son of rocker Ozzy and TV star Sharon – will go to Germany for the treatment as it is banned in America, where he is based.
He will fly out after covering the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles today for US music channel Fuse TV.
Jack said: “There are odd restrictions here in America because everybody still thinks it’s, like, what it isn’t. So I’m going to Germany. They clone stem cells from your own blood then inject them back into you.
“Hopefully it will repair any damaged cells and nerves and things like that.”
Jack, who went public about his health crisis last summer, said he is currently feeling well and getting plenty of rest – despite being a new dad to nine-month-old daughter Pearl.
He said: “I’m good. That’s the thing about MS – one minute you’re good, one minute you’re not. I’m hanging on in there, healthy and doing what I got to do.” Jack said he and wife Lisa are getting plenty of help with babysitting from his parents, who are relishing their role as grandparents.
He said: “Now she’s nine months and not so delicate they can play more and have more fun with her. Ozzy is pretty hands-on. But when she starts crying he hands her off.”
Jack – who was at the MusiCares Person Of The Year in LA on Friday with Katy Perry – told Access Hollywood the Black Sabbath frontman has a soulmate in Pearl. “She pretty much understands him,” he said. “They’ve had some heart-to-hearts.”
Comments
Paul Knoepfler
5:37 AM on 10/2/2013
My best to Jack, but there's a reason these treatments are not available in the U.S. There is no evidence that they work or are safe. Clinics are taking advantage of vulnerable patients to make big bucks. As a stem cell scientist myself, I worry that every time a celebrity gets one of these treatments it encourages tons of everyday people to do so too.
Paul
(he posted his website, but I have removed it per the rules of the SCP forum which does not allow commercial promotion)
Eva Tillmann
2:16 AM on 10/2/2013
i have MS too, pls anyone who knows this let me know which stem cell clinic in German Jack is going to
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/jack-osbournes-stem-cell-jabs-1648015&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABArKTciAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=B3Afm-u8FEk&usg=AFQjCNGOf22Cewco2cPwsitBuK2XevCWqg