Beth Taylor gave birth to triplets prematurely. One of them was Cora Beth Taylor, who was the only one of the three to show signs of prematurity. When she was only 18 months old, she was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. This disease weakens muscle tone and is caused before birth. There is no cure for the disease. Her parents found out that stem cells can help Cora, but stem cells treatment is illegal in America. So they traveled to China so Cora could have surgery. The hospital would use stem cells from donor umbilical cord blood to treat her. After 8 stem cell transfusions, Cora made a quick recovery. She was able to walk by herself and even do sit ups. Because of stem cells, Cora can live her life normally. I hope that Cora's story will inspire Americans to allow embryonic stem cell research here.
