Transplant video

Check out this video of my actual stem cell infusion... amazing!! 😌



Done! Grateful to God, Bo, and all of our faithful supporters who prayed for this! 🙏

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  1. jamieJuly 29, 2020 at 10:00 AM

    Oh, wow, didn't expect it to be this simple. I thought you would be under general anesthesia. Well, getting here was nowhere near simple...praying for you!

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  2. SongAugust 4, 2020 at 3:40 AM

    That was the infusion!?

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