by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord blood stem cells
Annie Ballantine Jellum was just 18 months old when she was told that she would be confined to a wheelchair for life. She was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, an autoimmune disease that has caused inflammation in nearly all of her joints. At...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood Blog
On Sunday August 11, a special blood drive was hosted at The Heights Community Center in Richmond Heights Missouri. The blood drive was organized by the Golden Cord Foundation, an organization founded by Jessica Stegen in honour of her late husband Jon who succumbed...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, cord blood program
The Climb4Cord fundraising team of Canadian Blood Services completed its climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa on August 12. The event generated more money than the organization initially expected, which will be used to help construct Canada’s first national donor...
by Insception Lifebank | Cord Blood Banking
Many families consider banking their baby’s cord blood, but may be dissuaded due to the cost of the process. Insception Lifebank understands that many households are on strict monthly budgets, and offers special payment plans to help families commit to a potentially...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Banking, cord blood research, Cord blood stem cells
Retired NBA star Julius Erving was best known through his professional career as Dr. J, a nickname that originated in high school. But few people know that the Basketball Hall of Famer is also a proud supporter of cord blood banking, and encourages continuous...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, cord blood program
Sun Life Financial is the latest sponsor to get behind establishing Canada’s first national public donor cord blood bank. Canada is the only country in the G7 without a national bank, but Canadian Blood Services hopes to change that before the end of the year....