Hockey’s recovery and we thank everyone for their continued prayers and support. Once again, we cannot emphasize how much you have fueled Mr. Although his short term memory, strength, endurance and coordination have plenty of room for improvement, we are hopeful that he will continue to improve in the months to come.Īs a family, we are thrilled that Dad’s quality of life has greatly improved, and his progress has exceeded our greatest expectations. His physical therapists have been astonished. When tested, his ability to name items has gone from less than 25% before the procedure to 85% today. By Day 5 he was walking unaided and taking part in helping out with daily household chores. On the third day, he walked to his seat on the plane under his own power. By Day 2 he was conversing comfortably with family and staff at the clinic. At the end of Day 1 he was walking with minimal effort for the first time since his stroke. The treatment included neural stem cells injected into the spinal canal on Day 1 and mesenchymal stem cells by intravenous infusion on Day 2. Hockey underwent a two-day, non-surgical treatment at Novastem’s medical facility. Hockey had been rapidly declining and was essentially bedridden with little ability to communicate or to eat on his own.Īfter reviewing the information on Stemedica and Novastem, our family decided to give our father this opportunity. Novastem is currently conducting federally licensed and Institutional Review Board approved clinical trials for several medical conditions, including stroke, using Stemedica’s stem cell products. They wished to help our father by generously facilitating Dad’s participation in a stem cell clinical trial at Novastem, a licensed distributor of Stemedica’s products in Mexico. David and Roger are hockey players and big Gordie Howe fans, having grown up in Minnesota. Stemedica is a biotechnology company that manufactures allogeneic adult stem cells in its US government licensed, cGMP facility in San Diego, California. McGuigan knew our family as a result of his previous employment with the Detroit Red Wings. Maynard Howe, (CEO) and Dave McGuigan (VP) of Stemedica Cell Technologies. Hockey” Makes an Amazing Recoveryįollowing the press coverage of our father’s deteriorating medical condition, the Howe Family was contacted in late November by Dr. The following is a release from the Howe family, courtesy The Hockey News:
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