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Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy Restores Hope for Amanda

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Travelling to India for Amanda is not easy. Enduring a 30-something hour journey door-to-door from her home in Basalt, Colordo to Delhi, India with an economy class seat takes a toll on Amanda’s body. It is helpful for Amanda to raise her legs during the arduous flights to prevent swelling and nerve pain, which is why business class travel is preferable.

Please donate a round trip Business Class ticket with your air miles in Amanda Boxtel’s name:

FROM: Aspen (ASE); Eagle/Vail; or Denver (DEN)

TO: Delhi, India

Travel Dates for Amanda:

§ October 2-November 8, 2008

Donate Your Miles on any airline that flies to Delhi, India from the USA. Suggested Airlines:

British Airways

American Airlines

United Airlines Mileage Plus / Lufthansa

Continental Airlines OnePass Frequent Flyer Program

American Express Miles with any airline that flies to Delhi, India from the USA

CONTACT AMANDA:

Amanda Boxtel

PO Box 3767

Basalt, CO 81621

USA

Tel: +970-927-3630

Email: aboxtel@comcast.net

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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!

AWAKENINGS

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