Source: Thisisgloucestershire.co.uk

A HEARTBROKEN great-gran says she would do anything to see her family again after losing her sight overnight.

Fit and healthy Dorothy Leach, 75, woke up one morning in February unable to see.

She had been struck down by a terrible condition which has now left her blind.

The mum-of-four who is grandmother to seven and great-grandmother to Olly and Chris, said: “I was on holiday in King’s Lynn and was out shopping as normal.

“Then I went to bed at night and got up in the morning and just couldn’t see anything. It had gone completely. Read the rest of this entry »

Source: Galway

A Weightwatchers fashion show, in aid of ‘Mia’s Hope’ and ‘CD’s Helping Hands’ will take place this Friday, 6 November. As well as raising funds for the charities at the fashion show, Weightwatchers will be transforming members who have lost weight through their popular weight loss programme. Members that have lost weight will be modelling the clothes on the night and the show will feature fashions from well-known department store Debenhams. Read the rest of this entry »

The next Stem Cell Awareness Rally has been scheduled for October 3rd,
2009 in Springfield, Missouri!

Location: Springfield, Missouri
Place: Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Conference Room
2720 North Glenstone
ph: (417) 865-8600 – Hotel
Date: October 3rd, 2009
Time: 1pm-5pm
Contact: Brad and Braden Hart (moneymanbah@yahoo.com)

Book your rooms soon! Contact Brad Hart (moneymanbah@yahoo.com) to
register or for more information.

Click here to download the full-sized flyer

Some Coloradans Find Hope in Stem Cell Treatment

DENVER -

Stan Glees owns Stella’s Coffee House on South Pearl Street, but today his claim to fame had to do with his granddaughter and the fact that she was born blind. He has heard the government talk about stem cell therapy for treating blindness but because it’s hitting so close to home, he set up a forum that brought together some of the top experts on the subject in the nation. Also at the Platte Valley Rec Center were folks who are looking at stem cell treatment to help them with a variety of medical dilemmas. Read the rest of this entry »

Denver, Colorado, June 8th, 2009 – Building on the momentum of their previous events, The Stem Cell Awareness Association (www.stemcellaware.com) will hold the sixth Stem Cell Awareness Rally in Denver, Colorado on June 13th, 2009. The group’s last event, in Punta Gorda, Florida, drew past and prospective patients, news media, U.S. physicians and specialists, as well as members of the public interested in learning more about stem cell treatment. Read the rest of this entry »