This thread is a prime example of why I often find this message board so frustrating. I'll explain why.

Someone posts a thread, making a wild-ass claim that isn't even supported by the link they provide. Since this is a subject I now know quite a bit about, and am passionate about, I not only make a correction, but also summarize what the truth is. The reason I did this is because this medical technology offers so much more than what is normally available for orthopedic conditions, and not many people are aware of it. I myself suffered for years because I wasn't aware of it, until a few months ago when I began educating myself, reading medical research, contacting clinics, etc., etc. I asked an orthopedic surgeon about stem cells three years ago, and even he ignorantly ridiculed it, delaying the help I needed even longer.

If I had the money, I would finance my own restorative orthopedic clinic, and offer free treatments for those who couldn't afford it. That's how much I believe in this, and how passionate I am about it.

After I posted my message, you and someone else tell me I am mistaken, when it's obvious from your arguments that you don't understand the principles of this technology, and how it is used. (Or, why it WOULDN'T be used in the method you claim.) It appears somewhat mysterious to you, and instead of educating yourself about it, or listening to someone who demonstrates more than a passing understanding of it, you do your best to shut down the discussion. (Even calling me naive, or suggesting that I am somehow involved in an ugly conspiracy myself.) Despite me explaining in more detail what the truth is, it seems you are more interested in entertaining a fantasy because it fuels your world-view that "everything is an ugly conspiracy." What you have done in the process is continue the falsehoods about a very beneficial medical technology, dragging it through the mud when your viewpoint is not based in fact.

If you want to believe what you do, that's fine. I personally don't go through life this way. I think about people who might be lurking in this thread who might benefit from this technology, but perhaps shy away from it because they have "heard" that it uses aborted babies, and is part of a larger conspiracy about kidnappings, pedophilia, adrenochrome, satanic rituals, etc., etc.

There is plenty of ugliness in this world. Even this technology attracts unscrupulous people making unsubstantiated claims, out to bilk the desperate out of their life savings. But there is plenty of good here, as well, sometimes bordering on miraculous. What is very sad is when people pass along lies to discredit something they know nothing about for internet points, which ends up hurting the people who need the help the most.

We are supposed to be helpful here on GAW. Sometimes, the members on this forum really pull together and are supportive of those in need, or go the extra mile in providing help. Others, unfortunately, here prefer to sow the seeds of despair.