Hope

[Bridielena]

Today I received good news from LCT. Living Cell Technologies.

Not clever enough to connect it to this site.

Google it for your own information.

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Bridelina, all you have to do is write the url in the text box then click Post

lctglobal.com/

[Bridielena in reply to Hidden]

Thanks RoyProp

lctglobal.com

[gurdeep11 in reply to Bridielena]

please keep me posted

[Bridielena]

I sent the link to my Neurologist who replied "go the piggies"

It's very exciting news isn't it!!! However, it will be for paying patients at this stage so cost could be a major factor for a lot of folk. It's a combined Australian /New Zealand effort....huge effort.....big break through.

Have just got out of bed and the reality of what 'could be' is hard to believe.

GO LIVING CELL TECHNOLOGIES

[Bailey_Texas]

If you have to pay no way.They are using people as lab rats. Beware.

[Hikoi in reply to Bailey_Texas]

Bailey

Treatment in Australia and New Zealand is by a national health system similar to UK. That means it isn't user pays. It is paid by national taxes.

This research is done in Auckland NZ. The people in the trial are definitely not lab rats in my opinion. All are there voluntarily, they were even flown to Canada for an assessment not available in NZ.! They are intensively followed up at no cost. In the unlikely event of problems all treatment is free.

[Littlerody in reply to Hikoi]

Right now all stem cell treatments in the us are patient paid for. The researchers cannot keep up with them as the funding is less than in the private sector. Desperate people like us are willing to try anything that sounds promising. I was almost one of them. This is my opinion. But at the same time the Michael j fox foundation hooked up with the national stem cell something or another. Can't keep up with all the names. I'm in hopes they get their research done quickly. I wouldn't mind being part of the clinicals if they're not too invasive. My neurologist is part of that organization. Let's hope there will be a slowing reversing cure for this horrible disease.

[Bailey_Texas in reply to Hikoi]

Read it again it says " If the trial is successful LCT will apply for provisional consent to treat paying patients in New Zealand and launch NTCELL as the first disease modifying treatment for Parkinson’s disease, in 2017."

It is for "paying" people not paid by government.

[Hikoi in reply to Bailey_Texas]

You are right Bailey it does say apply for provisional consent for paying patients. I missed that.

For the govt to fund a treatment in NZ there is a long approval process probably equivalent to the FDA process in the states. Fee paying will be an interim measure in NZ while awaiting govt funding approval. Better to get into that trial now than wait for that to happen! Thanks for that.

[Bridielena]

Bailey have you read this article.

Without Hope there's nothing.

[Bailey_Texas]

yes i have full of tec talk .

[Bridielena]

It's all tech talk when it comes to medical discoveries. I choose to believe there is more good than bad out there when it comes to my future.

I am not a scientist just a retired homemaker but I do THINK and do a lot of researching and I hope I know whether it's a scam or not.

[Hikoi in reply to Bridielena]

Bridelina

You are right to be cautiously excited. I have never heard it suggested it could be a scam! that would amuse NZers who have been following the story of The pigs who were rescued by the Mayor of Invercargil. you may enjoy reading this story here.

stuff.co.nz/southland-times...

[Bridielena]

Haven't opened it but will now. Thanks......excited....you bet.