A Life Battle won successfully

this is a story of an eight year old girl Thamirabharuni. Residing in Coimbatore, the girl was affected by Thalassemia major since the age of 1and 1/2 yrs. Her father a carpenter in a private company, received help from LifeCell International, a private cord blood bank in Chennai to store the cord blood stem cells for Pugazhendhi the one-year-old sibling of Thamirabharuni.

The girl was treated through stem cells transplantation. The stem cells came from two different sources — her brothers cord blood, which was harvested during the time of his birth, and his bone marrow. The transplantation was successful as Pugazhendhis tissue perfectly matched Thamirabharunis.

The treatment was done in March 2009 and 6 months down the line, Thamirabharuni and her family is finally relieved from the pain and agony that they were undergoing for past 6 years. With this success story the cord blood stem cells has proved its potential giving hope to many others who struggling from such dreadful diseases.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Stem Cells
• Thalassemia
• Cord blood stem cells
• LifeCell treatment

[sblnaidugenome]

very well made and informative video.

[mohanvcp1]

This is a great achievement in the medical field. Awareness should be created among the people about this.

[Zebasher]

A very well made and informative video. It gives hope to many parents. My Sincere thanks to Dr. Revathi Raj for her lucid explanation, Mr. Mayur Abhaya for his generosity & Dr. Ajith Kumar for his effort. The story is a perfect example how a proper medical advice at a right time brings a sea change in the life of people. The sober faces in the begining of the video slowly getting their smile back is the proof of the success of this technology. I am really proud to be associated with this field.