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        My name is Madalina and recently i had a beautiful life experience. I have spastic diplegia.About a year and a half ago i started to read about olfactory stem cells ,one thing led to another and i started to read and learn about people that made this transplant. And i thought, if they can then do it, why can't i,maybe God will help me and everything will be all right and i will fell better. I've started to get in touch with Xi Shan clinic, i asked them if they can schedule me for a transplant.I send them my RMN and after the doctor saw it i was told that i'm scheduled for 10 March 2009. That was when the real batle had began.I had no money for the transplant, i found out how others manage to do it and i was begining to have faith. I told myself,'' i can do it, there has to be a way, i have to do this and i can not give up.''

        But i was worried , on line you can not raise such an amount of money' I posted my story on line, using different site adresses, that was how i made new friends, there were a very important support for me, i could not have done it without them. They helped me make my own site (www.burungiu.com), i wanted people to see my story, and it happened, they started to donate money, i was so impressed that so many strange people were giving me money. Even now,I don't know how to thank them, all i can say is ''Thank You with all my heart''

        There were only 2 months left until the departure and I still didn’t have all the money,but then a miracle happened. The “Angel” association donated me the remaining amount of money that I so desperetly needed. I couldn’t been happier because my dream to go to Beijing came true. I knew that the road ahead will be difficult,full of unknown,and I was scared that I will not get along with them…about the transplant and a lot other staff.

        On 9 march I went to Beijing,with a lot of fear,but also with hope that everything will be alright…I sad:”it has to be alright”..and I got on the plane and prayed to God. The journey with the plane was not very god,there were a lot of turbulency. With excitement in my heart I arrived at my destination ,and at 9 o’clock in the morning, Beijing time,I was in another world. I was in a huge airport and I was fascinated by the very civilized people.The clinic driver was waiting for us. Much to my surprise at the entrance in the hospital I met a gentleman from Romania and I was happy that I could talk my language again. I met the clinic assistants,they all had a smile on their faces,I filled in all my dates and I was attended to my room. The next day they took my blood for analizes and the doctors came to see me. It was a long and interesting discussion,because I don’t speak very good English,but I managed to talk to them very well. I liked the doctors from Beijing because they were very simple and kind,they were always near me when I needed something,even the assistents payed a visit for three or four times a day to ask me how I fell. I will never forget …their carryng for the pacients. I had four sets of spine puncture and a tranpslant in my had,the whole process started with the spine,It was very difficult for me to stay still,3 nurses tryed to hold me but with no luck. I was all stressed out,i asked my doctor for a total anestezia, because the pain was unbereable,the next set of puncture was better , because of all the anestezic that eased the pain. The intervention on my head, toked place after a week i got there, i was ready , i told myself''this is what i am here for, this is what i have to do,nothing else mathers, it will be ok. I got into the surgery room, and that was it, when i woked up i told myself''i've done it, eventough my blood pressure was very low,but my head didn't hurt so much, i was expecting a lot more pain.

         An the other hand at the spine transplanti felt o lot of pain and dizziness , i couldn't stay up for to long. After the second and third puncture, i was very surprised to notice that i was feeling a little better, i had more balance, my spine was much ferm and i started to hoppe, i didn't make all that effort for nothing. I really feel much better and i think that in the future this transplant with stem cells will help others like me. The important thing is to believe that there is something that could be done, and we must never give up because no one knows what the future holds.

        For me it was a wonderful experience and i have no regrets. Unfortunatelly there aren't a lot of people, who have the oportunitty to make this transplant, because it is expensive and we don't have the necessary support. A lot of wonderfull people helped me, that i have never met, but who believed in me. I think that this is the future, and transplants like the one i had will become more popular even in my country.

         I would like to finish my story with the promiss that i will not stop being optimistic, i believe in my future and i want to be happy!

Thank you, Madalina.

A hope for tomorrow ...

   

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