Monthly Archives: October 2017

Benefit # 7 (of 71) from the California Stem Cell Program: FIGHTING ARTHRITIS

By |2020-12-02T21:26:30+00:00October 6th, 2017|

My wife Gloria tries to only use our home stairs twice daily: coming down in the morning, and climbing back up at night. You would understand why if you could look inside her knees. A healthy joint has an internal cushion of smooth white cartilage: Gloria’s is mostly gone. As a result, her leg bones

Benefit # 6 (of 71) of the California Stem Cell Program: FIGHTING BLINDNESS

By |2021-09-05T16:16:55+00:00October 3rd, 2017|

When you first speak to Rosie Barrero, it is difficult to believe she is blind. Her eyes follow you as you speak—but she is guided by hearing, not sight. As she puts it, “I cannot go outside the house by myself.” As a child, Rosie lost night vision, and was called “nearsighted” by a school nurse.

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