We can't wait to start this program. Cord blood can be a possible treatable option for about 70 different diseases.

If you have a spinal cord injury you don't want to wait four hours,

She had been beaten unconscious. She was covered in blood. She had this cord wrapped around her neck.

I just couldn't wait to start this one.

Last week I trained two OBGYN physicians at EAMC and yesterday (Wednesday) I trained six out of 22 labor and delivery nurses. I'll train more nurses on Feb. 8 and eight more physicians and the rest of the nurses on Feb. 13. Once everyone is trained, we can start collecting cord blood. We should be up and running by Valentine's Day - that's the goal. If not, it should be shortly thereafter.

Minority donors are especially needed since the chance of finding a match is better in their own ethnic group.