Main fundraiser photo

Joey’s Stem Cell Therapy for Eczema

Donation protected
As many of you know, especially close friends and family members, I have been suffering from eczema my whole life especially after choosing to stop potent steroid creams 6 years ago. These past years have been a major struggle with my skin condition constantly interfering with my daily life, but I have been determined to find a cure. After doing a lot of research into possible medications and therapies I believe stem cell therapy looks like the most promising option. It’s a more natural approach compared to the pharmaceutical drugs and steroids that only suppress the immune system and cause many side effects in the long run. The stem cells are said to have no side effects and use a new approach by up-regulating the immune system. The stem cells themselves are called MSC’s or Mesenchymal stem cells. They come from the umbilical cord of a new born baby (unlike embryonic stem cells that come from a fetus and are unethical in nature).

Once the cells are injected they go to sites of injury, attach to the blood vessels and send signals to the immune system to heal itself. They usually stay effective for 3 to 5 years and have shown very promising results with inflammatory diseases. 

I have been researching where I can get stem cells for the last year now and it’s hard because they are no stem cell products approved by the FDA yet, (only one product for spinal cord blood transfusion) even though there are hundreds and hundreds of studies showing promising results. There are many clinics that exist but there is no standard in place yet to regulate the use of stem cells so it's kind of like the wild west out there. 

After contacting a couple clinics that looked promising I chose to go with a stem cell company BioXcellerator. They are based in Arizona but have their clinic in Medellin, Colombia. This makes it so it's legal and the company doesn't have to deal with the slow progress of the FDA regulations in the United States. In-fact Colombia has more updated rules and regulations for stem cells then the US.  All their stem cells are cultured on site, never frozen and directly injected into the patients after harvesting. So they are fresh in nature and you know exactly how many you are getting. They will be working with me to detox my body a month ahead of time to get ready for the cells to survive and go to work. 

This treatment is about $20,000 so I am hoping to raise $10,000 to help cover costs. Whether its $5 or $1000, every bit helps and is greatly appreciated. I have high hopes I will come out of this feeling much better and able to go back to a regular life. I will be receiving the cells the week of August 18th. As you can imagine I am really looking forward to the treatment. I will be keeping you posted on my stem cell journey and will be posting Video updates on my Eczema Blog . Links and important research articles I have discovered can be found below.

Thank you and love you all !

Stem Cell Studies for Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis):
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5343781/#B17-ijms-18-00244 
https://stemcellsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/stem.2401
Donate

Donations 

  • Joy Garrison
    • $50 
    • 5 yrs
Donate

Organizer

Joey Sipos
Organizer
Seattle, WA

Your easy, powerful, and trusted home for help

  • Easy

    Donate quickly and easily.

  • Powerful

    Send help right to the people and causes you care about.

  • Trusted

    Your donation is protected by the  GoFundMe Giving Guarantee.