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Sharing Spinal Love
Here I am a week away from the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit and have no funds to service my van. Looking at the directions I printed out it will be a total of 30 estimated hours to drive but took us over 40. The people that helped me to get to Wisconsin from New Jersey was my mother, Armando and Alvin, my dream team. Before leaving that night,September 18, 2008 while in bed I typed a list of things to take. Camera equipment to document the event for my IReports for CNN, some clothes for 3 days that turned in to 4, I was 2 T-Shirts short so I borrowed one from Armando. I listed everything I use daily and had what I use from bed pads, rubber gloves, medications, pain relievers for the night sweats, water bottle and the list goes on. So after we all get packed I take a nap in my chair tilting it back.
We left around 2 a.m. and Armando took the first driving shift, my van isn't made for traveling although it made it from New Jersey to Atlanta two years ago it's still a local van. The van is a wheelchair accessible modified 1999 Dodge Caravan that I've used for traveling all around the east coast. It's a nice looking van but the modifications make is ride low so I'm always scraping the road when there's bump and it's especially scrapping under the van on entrances in to driveways. We finally on our way to Madison, Wisconsin making one last stop to fill the gas tank and get snacks for the road.
First stop was Pennsylvania where we started documenting interviews about what people knew about stem cells and who they feel in November 2008 will be best for the country and the hope many of us are looking for. Very interesting but after thinking about it, although we have seen controversy over stem cells many people know nothing but what they may seen or heard briefly, so not to many people knew what stem cells was . If it wasn’t for Christopher Reeve I may know just as much as many others.
Ohio was next, traffic was great until we hit Chicago which going both ways was the only city we ran into traffic both ways. The weather was beautiful reaching over 80 degrees the closer we got to Wisconsin. We stopped in Indiana for a third fill up, I pretty much fill up even if I’m on half a tank after Illinois was Wisconsin, making it there GPS style 11;30 p.m. Saturday night.
The lab on the lake was at the Pyle Center and Wisconsin Memorial Union Terrace on campus. I performed Get Up Stand Up and met Charlie Brooks that understood my mission and hope that we may be able to cure all diseases using stem cells. We went to the Governor’s mansion after , all I can say is wow. I was originally just there for Sunday, but my fiend Robert invited me to stay one more day for the summit at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. We interviewed and enjoyed the event especially the food for me, I have to thank Rob and Bernard Siegel for inviting me and my family and I hope the next on comes to New Jersey where traveling is easier.
Many others there was Dr Wise Young, Dr Patricia Morton, Sabrina Cohen, Danny Heumann, J.D. , Peter D. Kiernan, III , Josh, Sam Schmidt and so many more.
I thank God for making everything possible especially getting me home after my van had a flat, the electrical system going crazy and my brakes giving out, finally in my backyard where it broke down. My next mission is writing a van or truck company to donate a van, I really would like a Hummer, let’s pray it happens.
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