will stem cell research make advances in the treatment/cure of chronic neuropathic pain from spinal injury ie Transverse Myelitus?

Like most of your programs this one tops them all. The human element, passion, humanity, strength and honesty that the program presented should touch all of us. We need more programs that inform and educate.

Loved this documentary. I have of course heard of stem cell researching from flipping through our daily paper or tv. I haven't however realized just how life changing this process 'could' and 'should' be. I am behind Dr. Jack Kessler and his research team 110%. Kudos to you all. I look forward to educating myself on anything that has to do with stem cells and hearing of more advancement.

We would be very interested in any stem cell info as our son had a diving accident 5 1/2 yrs ago and it does change your life, he is currently going through a tendant operation in his forearm to see if he can get a claw movement any slight change is a huge help in thier lives, he is willing to try anything to improve his life - he is now 28 with two children and has been through a very bad divorce, getting this problem out there is just great and hopefully it will someday help alot of young and older people have a better life. It was great to see the parents and how they say it is the worst to watch your child suffer.

My son Caylan became a high level parapelgic 2.5 years ago at the age of 20. I have begun searching into stem cell specfic to spinal cord ijuries. It is rare. As was explained tonight in the airing of this documentary, the scars creates issues for the stem cells to grow. It was refreshing to learn that Dr. Kesler has been devoting his career path to bringing stem cell work on spinal cord injuries to fruition.
Thank you CBC for producing this feature. It is hopeful.

my husband was in an accident several years ago with a brachial plexus injury - leaving him with paralysis to his left arm.

We are very interested in your stem cell research...maybe somewhere down the road it will regenerate nerves.
You give us all hope, instead of masking the problem it is refreshing to see someone trying to deal with it and make it right.

Thank you

We found this story exciting and inspiring,and feel this is definitely the future cure for SCI. It is extremely frustrating that US and Canada are lagging behind in doing these treatments which China has been doing since 2001. There will be a cure, and it will be in our lifetime. I am a recent C5 fracture, looking for alternative treatments.

The story of Dr.Jack Kessler touched me and my husband so deeply. It is though so hard to believe that people in our days can still be so naive or stupid or ignorant and not accepting that God has given us a brain to use it to our best. If we all just realised this maybe we could have had a better life, people might have had other opportunities and a second chance in their lives.

It is very simple to understand how the stem cells help, when they come from, what they can do for our lives and if we just want to be stubbern, yes, we can find thousand of reasons why stem cells technics shouldn't be applied.

Let me put it this way! We, people, kill and eat different animals. With what right? Because we want to live. The chicken is alive, happy, but we kill her because we are hyngry. In the case of stem cells, the embrio in vitro is just a bunch of cells at the moment when we use it for stem cells, not able anyway to survive later.

So why we should bother this much? Why we don't think about the lives that may be saved? I get so angry when I see people like politicians who so easily can vote to start a war without caring who, where, how or why is going to die and then here they are to discuss ethics!!!

But as they never listen to normal, average people, I just wish with all my heart, that all the efforts of Dr. Kessler and his colleges will not go down the river. When you see his determination, his courage, it is impossible just to sit aside and be quite!

We all are blessed just having these kind of scientists and doctors around us so we can count on them any time. We should talk about them more often, showing our appreciation and also discussing our point of view. Thank you and the best of luck!

I have MS and I am very hopeful that stem cell research will continue in a big way and that one day may eliminate MS. For me, I hope it will stop the progression which has already effected my legs and hands to a certain degree but not completely so the sooner the better. I have Primary Progressive MS so it's always present and getting worse. I am usually in a wheelchair but I can walk short distances using my walker.

I am a grateful believer of the stem cell reseasrch.

Dr. Kessler and Family,

Dr. Kessler, you are a hero. Your doughter is a hero. Your wife is a hero. The CBC is a hero. Humanity owes you all. Thank you. And good luck. People like you make life worth living. You are the Galilleos of the 21st Century. Thank you. Thank you.

Mitra

Im sad i missed most of this documentary, i hope that they re air it again soon. Im extremely interested in stem cell research and am actually looking to attend a conference or some sort of presentation to learn more about it.

Stem cell research is something that is truly an amazing break through. I have heard that the University of Edmonton is using this to try to find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes as well.

This was such a great documentary, it's exciting to see the media pushing to educate people on something that is controversial and extremely important.

Thank you CBC, great job.

My 21 year old son, Sean, was paralyzed from the waist down in 2006 playing rugby. We've been through tough times but family and friends get you through. He's hoping by the time he's 40 the medical advancements might allow him to walk. Dr.Keller and her daughter are truly inspirational.

Our family will also never give up hope for a cure. With that said, you have to move on in your life like she is doing. My son now coaches rugby, has won wheelchair tennis tournaments, plays basketball, hopes to play sledge hockey. He just returned to work.

Ironically, my son was also a rowing coxswain (Leander Boat Club) when he was 11 and wondering if he might get back into it. To anyone out there with SCI - keep the faith and never give up till your final breath.

This is the most important research of our time--awesome coverage!