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things that people think of with chemotherapy, nausea that he needs to come into the hospital to be treated. it s probably in that category of things, because either of the side effects or because of the tumor itself, don. the last couple of times i saw him on camera giving sound bites, he was in a wheelchair. so we know he is dealing with that and those side effects. there s no question. the wheelchair itself, it s interesting, he has significant steroids that he has to take as part of his therapy. my understanding was those steroids actually had weakened some of the ligaments and tendons, specifically the achilles tendon. people develop pain. these are some of the side effects, again, associated with the therapy, even more so than the cancer itself. but, you know, for the patient, it s all part of the same thing. you feel fine perhaps one day and then you feel miserable. and, you know, to the point where you need hospitalization. you were the first journalist, i believe, to bre
wheelchair itself, it s interesting. he has significant stairioids th that he has to take as part of his therapy. my understanding was some of those steroids had weakened the tendons and people develop pain. these are the side effects associated with the therapy even more so than the cancer itself. but, you know, for the patient it s all part of the same thing. i mean you feel perhaps one day and then you feel miserable to the point you need hospitalization. you were the first journalist i believe to break the news that senator mccain had brain cancer. you were the only doctor given permission to speak with his doctors at the time of his diagnosis. what can you tell about his prognosis when it comes to his diagnosis? don, this is one of those tough things. you make projections and predictions based on that, but as you know, don, because we ve talked about this sort of thing
just bone on bone. then there s holes in the bones, and then that was irritating some of the tendons that go across it, and so it was just constantly inflamed, and very sore. bill works in finance for a company called sanford health. he saw a sanford doctor about his wrist pain who prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs that managed pain but did not heal. then his doctor saw a presentation by this man whose clinic in munich was partnering with sanford. it was for a treatment using stem cells. following a wound or trauma or infection there comes a call to the stem cells in the blood vessels that are silent, they re sleeping there and nature activates those cells. these cells are able to form any tissue depending on where you inject them. in the united states much of the stem cell conversation is
good to see you. have a seat. and even the simplest of greetings, this handshake would have been nearly impossible just eight months ago. day-to-day, shaking hands was very painful. range of motion is back. putting on my jacket, reaching up, like anything that had to do with bending my wrist down was painful. tucking in my shirt hurt and it it just got to be so every once in a while i d wake up in the middle of the night and it would be aching and it was something needed to happen. bill lost his arm in a motorcycle accident as a teenager. but the active kid from south dakota didn t stop playing sports like football and wrestling or running track. over the years it put a strain on his remaining hand and wrist. there s no cartilage so it s just bone on bone. then there s holes in the bones, and then that was irritating some of the tendons that go across it, and so it was just constantly inflamed, and very sore.