This is an interesting story (via Wesley Smith) about an arthritic police dog whose “career” was saved thanks to stem cells taken from his own fat. I guess it’s not just humans who can benefit from carrying a little extra weight. Jargo is the dog’s name. Before the treatments he had a hard time even standing up on his own … Read More
Newborn Beating the Odds, Hoping for Stem Cell Treatment
Here is a feel good story for your weekend (well, depending on how you look at it). Little Ava Grace Milam suffered a stroke while she was still in the womb: “They didn’t know at the time how bad, but they knew it was bad,” Milam said. Doctors found blood in Ava’s brain and her body had stopped growing after … Read More
Oh, and I Love the Pope, Too
In a speech addressed to the members of the Democratic International of the Centre and the Christian Democrats Pope Benedict said (my emphasis added): ‘There are those who legitimize the elimination of the human life in its pre-birth and terminal phases. The crisis of the family is also worrying, it is the fundamental cell of society founded on indissoluble marriage … Read More
Stem Cells Treat Heart Attack Patient
Oh how I love to post this stuff! Cardiologists at Düsseldorf University Hospital said they have been the first in the world to use stem cell therapy to save a patient who suffered from a severe heart attack… Bodo-Eckehard Stauer, the director of the cardiology department at Düsseldorf University Hospital, told the Rheinische Post that the patient was “on the … Read More
More on the Values Voter Debate
Yes Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, John McCain and Fred Thompson all skipped the debate citing “scheduling conflicts”. However, Giuliani was in Ft. Lauderdale (where the debate was held) just hours before the debate and Thompson was in Florida over the weekend and is due back Tuesday. Now scheduling conflicts can be a legitimate excuse, but when they didn’t even answer … Read More
Alan Keyes is Running Again!!
I know his campaign never goes anywhere, but the man is just fantastic. I have had the privilege of hearing him speak a few times and I can’t even describe to you what an amazing experience it is just to listen to him. This pic is from one of the anti-cloning rallies in Missouri last year against Amendment 2. Apparently … Read More
Celebrating My Survival Today
Yes, today is my birthday – number 25. It’s always pretty sobering when I think that when I was conceived, my mother had the legal choice to have me killed before I was born. Thanks, Mom, for choosing life! I share this birthday with the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Mary shared in the sufferings of Christ (Lk. 2:35) … Read More
I’m Worried About Republicans
An LA Times/Bloomberg survey asked Republican voters about supporting a GOP candidate who didn’t agree with their view on abortion: About 30 percent of GOP voters in each state said they would only vote for a candidate who shared their views and about 60 percent in each state said they would be willing to consider a candidate who takes a … Read More
The Importance of a Pro-Life President
President Bush Again Withholds Funding From Pro-Abortion UN Group This is the sixth year the Bush administration has said the U.N. Population Fund wrongly backs the one-child policy. Just another reminder of why Giuliani is a bad choice for the Republican party. Things like this would not happen under a Giuliani presidency. You can thank President Bush by going to … Read More
“I Am, Therefore I Matter”
Mark Pickup has some truly beautiful words, as always, up on his Human Life Matters blog this week: What gives human life value? What if my multiple sclerosis begins to attack the little grey cells of my brain that control cognitive thinking? It often does with this disease. As I mentioned earlier, my MS is increasingly aggressive. What if I … Read More