To those of you interested, OSHU a Portland hospital has performed an expirmental
operation in the brain giving a child stem cells in the hopes of stopping or maybe even
curing his Batten disease.

If you would like to check the story outThe Oregonian has 2 articles on stem cell research
on the brian .

This little boy had stem cells injected in him in the hopes it will
stop his Batten disease.

Its in Monday paper , Dec 11-Metro section. Stem cell surgery
gives boy hope

past article on oregonianextra.blogs.oregonlive.com

the company that sponsered the trails is Palo Alto,Cali-based
STEMCells INC.


Riva

Update on the little boy, he smiled and spoke today, he will now be
leaving the hospital and their will be 12-24 more operations on
other children.

Wishing this child and all the others who are partaking in this
expirment total success .

Riva