A Stem Cell Transplant Let a Wheelchair-Bound Man Dance Again

A Stem Cell Transplant Let a Wheelchair-Bound Man Dance Again

“For 10 years, Roy Palmer had no feeling in his lower extremities. Two days after receiving a stem cell transplant, he cried tears of joybecause he could feel a cramp in his leg.

The technical term for the procedure the British man underwent is hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). And while risky, it’s offering new hope to people like Palmer, who found himself wheelchair-bound after multiple sclerosis (MS) caused his immune system to attack his nerves’ protective coverings…”

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