Come walk in my shoes (without the fear) and learn more about adult stem cells when you read my book 'Stems of Life Picked From The Garden of Survival'.            Thank you for visiting, have a terrific day.

It was spreading and becoming worse.   Even after my primary care physician diagnosed allergies and prescribed treatment, the itch, and other symptoms, refused to go away.   In desperation, I finally went on the Internet and made the frightening discovery that every one of my symptoms matched those of a cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma.  

In a personal saga in which fortitude overcomes fear, I endured chemotherapy, radiation, long-awaited remission, and relapse, before undergoing my last hope of survival—a transplant of my very own stem cells.  

In a time when stem cells are a topic of both hope and controversy, I tell a story of  determination and decision in which my option to go along with anything the medical profession had in its arsenal to save my life, in a pledge I made to myself and to my loved ones.


A Book Excerpt (PDF)

My book was written because I was able to use my own stem cells to save my life, I want others to know that this is possible. 

My adult stem cells were taken from my own blood stream, picked from my garden of survival.  Thus the title:

I want to give you the reader a bit of assurance that this book "Stems of Life" speaks the truth and gives you the reader the opportunity to walk in my shoes.  All professionally edited and doctor reviewed.  Two of my oncologists have read and reviewed this book, giving it their stamp of approval

The content of the book is the process I went through, how I discovered I had cancer and the promise I made to my family and to myself. To do what it took to live! I take you the reader through all of it, well almost all of it. I always try to maintain a sense of humor and hopefully you will see that in my writing.  A good chuckle seemed to give me a shot of endorphins and the strength to keep going. A valuable tool for anyone going through an illness or a desperate situation.  After you order and read my book, I sincerely hope my book helps you and your loved ones.

Virginia E Hansen

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