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Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy Restores Hope for Amanda

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Dream Vacation on Yacht–Auction for Amanda

June 29, 2009 at 6:15 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

Click on this PDF: Yacht Auction 09

EMAIL AUCTION

To Benefit Amanda Boxtel’s NTAF Uninsured Medical Fund

for Her Ongoing Stem Cell Treatments & Physical Therapy

Charter a 45 Ft. Beneteau Sailing Yacht for One Week (7 Nights) in The Bay Islands

Minimum Bid: $4,000 or higher…(your purchase is tax deductible above the value of the trip)

Space Available: March 1 through June 1, 2010

Confirm your vacation week with the owners by December 1, 2009

Two Single People or One Couple
Full Board (choose between master cabin with ensuite toilet/shower; or double cabin with ensuite toilet/shower)
Experienced Crew
All meals prepared by Gourmet Chef, Jane Bonass
Bar/alcoholic beverages NOT included
Fun, new & exciting destination: The Bay Islands (Utila & Roatan & Cayos Cochinos)

Excellent for a diving destination with world class dive sites.
Great sailing & fishing grounds.
Direct flights from Miami to Roatan, & flights from Denver with one change through to Roatan with Continental.

Bidders, please contact…

If you are interested in bidding on this email auction item, please contact Jane Bonass and Jim Luginbuhl. Jane and Jim will accept the highest offer for this amazing week-long dream vacation. Bidding closes July 31, 2009. All bidders will be notified after July 31^st, 2009.

Jane Bonass has 20 years experience as a yacht charter chef in the Caribbean and Mediterranean.

Jim Luginbuhl has been sailing his 45 ft yacht for 17 years around the eastern and western Caribbean.

Jane Bonass and Jim Luginbuhl

Email: janebonass@hotmail.com

Phone: (970) 923-2408

Thank you Jim and Jane for your generous hearts, unwavering support, and belief in my journey ~ Amanda

To help with some of my uninsured medical expenses, a fund raising campaign in honor of Amanda Boxtel has been established with the Catastrophic Injury Program of the National Transplant Assistance Fund (NTAF). All donations are tax deductible. I am realizing my dream of walking again with Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy one baby step at a time. Thank you for your contribution.

WINNER:

Please make your check payable to:

NTAF Midwest/West Spinal Cord Injury Fund

Note in Memo Section:

In Honor of Amanda Boxtel

Please mail to:

NTAF

150 N. Radnor Chester Road, Suite F-120

Radnor, PA 19087

Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by the law. This campaign is administered by the National Transplant Assistance Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing fundraising assistance to transplant and catastrophic injury patients. Information: 800-642-8399 or www.transplantfund.org.

Amanda Boxtel . PO Box 3767 Basalt, CO 81621 USA . (970) 379-9260

Email: aboxtel@comcast.net . Blog: www.amandaboxtel.wordpress.com

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My History, My Story

On February 27, 1992 at the age of 24 I sustained a complete spinal cord injury at T11/12 (that is, no feeling or sensation at thoracic vertebra 11 & 12). I am able to recall the accident vividly in my mind's eye to this very day. I was downhill skiing. Everything happened in slow motion. A freak somersault and in a split second I shattered four vertebrae. It was as though somebody turned off a light switch. An electric current zapped through my legs and in an instant there was nothing.

15 1/2 Years with No Changes…

I have always been an active woman. For 15 1/2 years I sort out various alternative healing therapies yet I showed no improvement. Early on I tried standing tall in leg braces, but my efforts proved fruitless, plus I had a couple of horrible falls. Sitting simply became more functional. In August 2000 I was the recipient of the Vocare Bladder Implant, which helped me void my bladder using electrical stimulation. For 15 1/2 years I kept my legs supple and alive with various alternative healing therapies, yet I showed no improvement. I was paralyzed with no sensation or movement from the top of my pubic bone down. While I arrived at a place of acceptance with my paralysis, I have always had an uncanny insight that one magical day my legs would support me. Secretly, I never gave up hope.

HOPE Restored!

While my spinal cord injury took away my ability to walk, it didn't take away my ability to dream. TODAY I am turning my dream into my reality one baby step at a time. On June 25, 2007 I was the first US Citizen to undergo Human Embryonic Stem Cell (hESC) Therapy with Dr. Geeta Shroff in Delhi, India. During my initial two month visit, I not only witnessed astounding improvements in my own body, but with many patients who have life restored within their bodies and a newfound reason to not give up but LIVE!

New Sensations, New Muscle Power–I Am Defying the Odds!

I am compelled to share my experiences with the world. Since my first stem cell treatment in 2007, and after 15 1/2 years of being in a wheelchair I now have increased sensation with light touch and with deep sensation tingling all the way to my toes; my bladder and bowels are beginning to function again; and I have increased muscle power in my legs including gluteal muscles, quadriceps, hamstrings, adductors and abductors, and a flicker in my calf muscles too. Hope is now a part of my vocabulary!