Mexico: A Parkinson Patient Walks Again After Stem Cell Therapy

For the last three years, 78 year old Walter White, an expatriate living in Antigua Guatemala, had been steadily losing his ability to walk as a result of Parkinson’s disease.

In July 2008, White underwent stem cell therapy at the IIB Clinic in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. “I was headed for a wheel chair when I arrived in Mexico,” said White. “In order to walk I had to have a cane in one hand and a person on the other.

Live interview with the patient

White related that his father, who suffered from Parkinson’s disease’ had been in a wheel chair for a couple of years before he passed away, “and I didn’t want that to happen to me so I took a chance on stem cell therapy. It was kind of scary,” he admits.

Read patient account of his experience:  

The Medical Experience

According to White, the stem cell therapy consisted of taking bone marrow out of his legs for five days and then re-injecting marrow back into his body. “They never used a knife,” said White, “They used needles and I had local anesthesia for both operations. I never felt a thing.”

“They kept me in intensive care for a day and a night just to be on the safe side,” said White, “the whole treatment took about two weeks.

White said Dr. Raul Morales thoroughly explained everything about the procedure to him and to his wife. “Dr. Morales had a team of four or five doctors, and they checked me out beforehand from head to toe, including my heart,” said White.

The Cost

After two weeks of stem cell therapy, White’s leg bones were strong enough to walk on his own. “Now I can walk without help and without a cane,” said White. The cost of the stem cell therapy was $23,500.00.