Archive for March 2016
Children helping children on Purple Cake Day
Emily Sanson is a mother, humanitarian and CordBank member. She understands the importance of hope for the future which is why she founded the Purple Cake Day children’s charity. a charity that encourages children to help other children.
Read MoreCord blood better than bone marrow
Every day, six New Zealanders are diagnosed with a blood cancer such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma. Increasingly. stem cells from cord blood are being used to treat blood cancer instead of bone marrow transplants.
Read MoreNew hope in the shadow of multiple sclerosis
MS isn’t strictly a hereditary disease but it is linked to genetics and that’s why MS sufferer Georgia Woods preserved her sons’ cord blood. she’s planning to protect their future from the debilitating effects of MS.
Read MoreToddler talks after cord blood treatment
Childhood Apraxia Syndrome (CAS) was preventing Isabella’s speech development. Fortunately, her parents had banked her cord blood. Following a 10 minute procedure, her speech started improving rapidly.
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