"Thanks a million"
My wife and I gave birth to a baby boy in 1994 named Anthony II. Approximately four months later, we were informed that our son had been diagnosed with sickle-cell disease. In 2000, our son suffered a stroke; unfortunate as that may be, the incident qualified him to participate in a research program offered at the Batson Children Cancer Clinic in Jackson, MS. In doing our research, we began to learn about the possibilities of curing sickle-cell disease with stem cells and we came across ViaCord. After an expensive attempt of in vitro fertilization had failed, my wife and I decided to step out on faith and have another child by traditional means. On September 20, 2004, we gave birth to another baby boy. We immediately collected the umbilical cord blood and shipped it to ViaCord for storage. The blood test results came back a couple of weeks later. Not only did our newborn not have sickle-cell, he was also a match for a donor. In October 2005, we checked into the transplant unit at the University Medical Center in Jackson, MS. ViaCord was very prompt and professional on their part. They delivered the blood, the transplant was performed, and we are grateful today to be able to say that our son has been cured of sickle-cell disease. Thanks a million ViaCord, we'd recommend your services to anyone who is considering storing cord blood.
Anthony and Tammy Witherspoon, McComb, MS
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"Just in case"
We would like to thank all of you for helping us with the decision to bank our son's cord blood. Even though there is no history of any major blood disease on either side of the family, it is comforting to know that we now have our son's cord blood available "just in case".
Dale & Brenda Goubeaux, Russia, OH
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"Extremely professional"
Thank you so much for your help during the process of banking our baby's cord blood. The service was extremely professional, efficient, and overall quite impressive. Your personal notes were appreciated as well. We were so happy we chose ViaCord. Our baby girl, Alexis Drew, is doing quite well. At her last check-up she weighed 10 lbs. 14 oz. and was 23 in. long. She is the cutest baby there ever was! My two girlfriends are also having babies and I have highly recommended you to them and their husbands. I am sending in a referral program card with their names on it.
Lisa Nicoletti-Evangel, Ramsey, NJ
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"Helping to save the lives of our children"
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! There truly aren't enough words to express how appreciative I am that you provide such a wonderful service in helping to save the lives of our children who are in need. You've been so supportive and always made time to return calls and answer all my questions. I hope your organization will continue to provide this much needed service for many years to come! I will continue my quest to inform as many expectant women on the benefits and security banking cord blood can provide! Our delivery went great and our collection was as easy and ran as smoothly as I expected. Please always feel free to call on me if I can be of any benefit to you in informing others of banking their child's cord blood.
Sheryl Blakeslee, Clermont, FL
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"Pray we will never need your service"
Enclosed please find a picture of our wonderful little boys. I enclosed a picture of both of them since our oldest, Dru, was the reason for the cord blood being drawn. He has Down's Syndrome and as you might know he is at a significantly higher risk for leukemia. Although we appreciate the benefits of cord blood collection, that was not the reason for Lex's birth, but only an added benefit. I hope and pray we will never need your service. Thanks for all your help, it was an extremely pleasurable experience.
Trey Auld, Walhalla, SC
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"Four weeks early"
Thank you for your good wishes for our new son, Max. We would also like to thank you for your cooperation and hard work. The baby was four weeks early and everyone at ViaCord pitched in to get the job done. Enclosed is a picture of Max for your Baby Board.
Diana M. Shall, Chagrin Falls, OH
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"Extremely knowledgeable, extremely professional"
As we discussed, here is a picture of Jacob at about seven-and-a-half months. When we researched cord blood companies, everyone we spoke to at ViaCord was extremely knowledgeable and patient with all our questions. The methodology made sense, and the service was extremely professional. Our doctors recommended ViaCord, and we have been very pleased.
Joan Goodman, Bedford Corners, NY
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"Everything went smoothly"
Everything went smoothly for the collection of our baby's cord blood, thanks to all of you. We appreciate your precise and thorough directions and assistance. We feel you provide a wonderful service. God-willing we will not need the cord blood in our family's future, but to know that it is there and safely stored is very comforting.
David & Andrea Perata, Napa, CA
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"Wading through the legal mine"
Thank you again and again and again for all your help arranging to harvest Herbie's cord blood. ViaCord was great about wading through the legal mine to accomplish his cord blood's export from Singapore, and you were marvelous about shielding us from the obstacles while keeping us abreast about the progress. Thank you for keeping us in the loop, for calling us in the middle of your night, and eliminating yet another worry from the whole childbirth process. You were really terrific and a major reason we're referring many friends to ViaCord.
Claudia Rimerman, Delivered in Singapore, now resides in New York, NY
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"Coordinated and educated our hospital's nursing staff"
We interviewed several institutes who provided cord blood banking before we selected ViaCord. For us, ViaCord stood out among the others. Our questions were answered, before we even asked them. The concern for our comfort zone with the procedure was overwhelming, not to mention the extra steps that were taken to ensure that our physicians were educated as to the procedure and protocol of the collection. ViaCord also coordinated and educated our hospital's nursing staff so that when the "moment of truth" arrived, everything went smoothly, and indeed it did.
Peg L. and Teizo Yoshimura, MD, Ph.D., Frederick, MD
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"Impressed with the professionalism"
Thank you so much for all your hard work, which helped us to successfully bank our baby's cord blood. You were incredibly patient and we truly appreciate all that you did to help us. We were very impressed with the professionalism shown by ViaCord as was our physician and the nurses present during labor & delivery.
The Martins, Sherrill, NY
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"Happy about our decision"
We want to thank you for your professionalism and all your help in making our experience with ViaCord a very positive one. You made the process very easy during a busy and stressful time prior to delivery. We are so happy about our decision to do the cord blood banking for our child.
Angela, Dan and Evan Schimberg, Cincinnati, OH
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