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This site is built and maintained in the hopes to raise fund for Jordanne's medical and travel expenses after she became quadriplegic upon catastrophic injury in a car accident. She and her family have just travelled to Costa Rica to receive stem cell treatments at the Institute of Cellular Medicine. This procedure is not covered by insurance. And she still needs a lot of physical therapy to help get the stem cells to start regenerating nerve cells where she needs it in order for her to move her body again. Jordanne needs your help! Be a part of her exciting adventure by donating to "Jordanne Menzies' Stem Cell Fund" today!

Read what others have to say about the ICM here.

Jordanne Menzies at her Colorado home.

Going to Costa Rica for stem cell therapy

Jordanne's father, Steve, searched in vain to locate U.S. clinics providing stem cell replacement therapy. He eventually found the Institute of Cellular Medicine in Costa Rica who accepted Jordanne as a candidate to receive the stem cell therapy. (Other countries providing the therapy include India, China and Korea.)

In January of 2008, the Menzies family traveled to Costa Rica for a week so that Jordanne could receive the treatment. Now she is back home in Colorado and is trying to find physical therapists to help her get moving again.

Read more about recent developement in the field of stem cell research here.

2 New Videos Posted 09-15-2008

Jordanne's Physical Therapy Progress

Jordanne is happy to report some progress with the physical therapy sessions she has had so far. We are posting some video clips of her physical therapy sessions here on the site. Thank you for all your inquiries about her progress and well wishes.

View Jordanne's physical therapy videos

New Photo

"I am in therapy on the mat with my new brace on sitting all by myself with my arms supporting me on a table. I can sit with no problems if my arms are supported."

Please send your donation money to:

Jordanne Menzies' Stem-Cell Therapy Fund

c/o Grand Junction Federal Credit Union

910 Main Street

Grand Junction, CO 81501

(970) 243-1370

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Progress Blog by Jordanne

Updated 08-14-08

"Things are going good. I love to go to therapy everyday. I have new strengths and new outcomes everyday. My arms are getting stronger, as well as my core muscles. Wednesday I moved a five pound weight on my left arm. My therapist told me that everytime she thinks I've plateaued, I prove her wrong and do something I haven't before. My right arm is slowly catching up to my left arm. I am ok becoming left handed. Soon I will buy an arm supporter that attaches to my chair. It will help assist my left arm when I move it, so with a lot of practice I will be able to feed myself. I was fitted for a new brace for my core. It will help my scoliosis. I don’t really like it. It is a little uncomfortable. I only have to wear it in therapy for now. The brace does help assist me in therapy. Today everyone was amazed at how strong I am getting. I don’t think they expected me to do so well. I start school again next week at mesa state. I hope I can handle school and therapy. New videos should be up soon. Keep praying it is working.

Jordanne"

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