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economist sunjsuntribune wellness saturday feb 25 2006 11 fees waived for family from page 1 it just seems like a huge number its one weve been focusing on so cells for life waived the 95 fee for the blood extraction kit for the crn- garovs as well as the 500 the couple would have paid to process their second childs account with the company the cmgarovs will cover the 95 yearly storage fee for the blood people interested in the service usu ally get the kit from cells for life after 30 weeks of pregnancy she said a doctor or nurse collects blood from the umbilical cord after birth which is then separated in a lab and stored in liq uid nitrogen weve had blood stored at the red cross for 50 of 100 years so theres no reason to say we cant store cord blood for as long cord blood is rich with a babys stem cells the master cells that are the building blocks of borie marrow doctors can use the cord blood stem cells to reconstitute diseased or deplet ed bone marrow in a patient battling leukemia sickle cell anemia and other blood and immune system disorders the process also helps recover bone marrow in patients having chemothera py or radiation treatment doctors can use the blood not only on the child from whom it came but also to treat family members ms virro said the blood must have a 60 per cent match with the person receiving it unlike bone marrow which needs a 100 per cent match cord blood stem cells have been stored for as long as 15 years and its anticipated they can be preserved for 50 years or more ms virro said weve had blood stored at the red cross for 50 or 100 years so theres no staff photosjoerd witteveen cathy and joe crngarov with sons joseph and michael use cells for life to preserve the blood from their chil drens umbilical cords reason to say we cant store cord blood for as long she said mr cmgarov said nothing in either his or ms crngarovs family history sug gests a disease such as leukemia is likely for michael or joseph and they havent decided 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