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The Waking
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I cannot go.
We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.
Light takes the Tree, but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me; so take the lively air,
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.
This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.
--Theodore Roethke
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Joy's Updates - Straight from the Horse's Mouth.
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Tuesday, July 16, 2002
Helpful Information
I heard about this on NPR one afternoon. It's helpful for parents and their babies to save this in case they might ever need it for future use and/or to donate for others who might need it. This is an alternative to those who oppose the use of stem cells from other sources. I know people who have cancer, Parkinson's, Alzheimers, and other diseases this might affect would appreciate the possibility of being cured.
SAN BRUNO, Calif., Dec. 30, 1999 /PRNewswire/ --
One of the newest industries to blossom out of the biotech boom is umbilical cord blood banking. Since 1988, doctors have been using umbilical cord blood instead of bone marrow to treat a variety of cancers and serious illnesses. Cord blood, which is usually thrown away with the placenta after the umbilical cord has been cut, is a rich source of stem cells, the "mother" cells that reproduce and create the human blood and immune system.
In 1995, private (family) banks began offering their services to expectant parents. By collecting and freezing their babies' cord blood instead of throwing it away, new parents are able to provide a "safeguard" in case their children or children's siblings ever require treatment for a disease that involves stem cells. The most common diseases treated through stem cell transplantation are breast cancer, leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma.
Doctors have estimated the odds of the child ever needing to use the stem cells later in life at between 1 in 300 and 1 in 400. Unlike bone marrow, cord blood stem cells have up to a 50% chance of being a useful match for siblings; therefore, the odds of needing to use the stem cells are increased depending on the size of the family.
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