We grow up watching many of our family, friends, and countless others endure diseases found all over the world. And it’s more likely than not that we know someone with one of these diseases than we know where, how or why they have them. Sometimes imagining the possibility of improving the quality of life for a loved one the moment they become gravely ill seems impossible.
And that’s one of the scariest feelings for new or experienced parents, whether or not they will be able to provide and give protection to their child.
Many parents choose to store their baby’s umbilical cord blood, which is a rich source of unique cord blood stem cells. These stem cells have the potential to treat over 75 life-threatening diseases including breast cancer, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, Alzheimer’s and leukemia.
One of the benefits of storing your child’s cord blood is the availability. Your family can access your stored cord blood if ever the need arises. There are many cord blood banking programs that offer to store your child’s cord blood, which provides your family with a viable therapeutic option. Families can trust cord blood programs such as Insception Lifebank as partners who are committed to improving the quality of life for children.
Cord blood banking is a growing global phenomenon. Over 20,000 cord blood stem cell transplants have been performed around the world using samples stored at a variety of different cord blood banking facilities.
Many cord blood programs operate with little if any government-backed financing, yet provide families with therapeutic options nonetheless. Cord blood stem cells also helped improve the quality of life of many Canadian children.
In short, cord blood is a growing option for therapy that offers hope to the people we love—our families.