Well I have no idea how to make sure he or she gets there. But what I
do know that is if you have any such aspiration for your soon to be
bundle of joy, then there is one thing you must do: You must save the cord blood from your child’s birth.
At the Dallas Mavericks we have been diving into any and all advances
in medical science that can give us a competitive edge. (The new
advanced metrics that will impact the game). I’m not talking performance
enhancing drugs, I’m talking proactive analysis and advanced recovery
methodologies. One that is obvious is the use of Stem Cells.
I’m not going to go into the science or offer any insights into what
we are doing, but what I will tell soon to be and future parents is
that your doctors and your children will thank you in 20 years when they
are relieved to find out that they can utilize the latest in medical
technologies because mom and/or dad had the foresight to save their cord
blood.
Let me clear here. This is not a cure all. The use of cord blood
cells in regenerative applications is still in its infancy (See the joke
I made there. But what I do know that is medical science is advancing rapidly. What
will be available to your newborn child in 20 years will be vastly
different than what is available today. By banking the cord blood in a
private cord bank, while relatively expensive (Do your homework PLEASE
before making a decision which bank to use), you will have given your
child a unique option that could lead to the latest recovery techniques
being available to him or her.
You want to know what the next big thing is ? It’s personalized
medicine.
This is one baby step towards the future for your family And let me be crystal clear again, DO YOUR HOMEWORK. Not everyone
agrees with me. It’s not cheap. It’s not a cure all. It’s an option. One
that I have used with my children. But you have to make your own
decisions
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