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WHAT KIND OF PAIN DO YOU HAVE?
By Don C. Reed Other than being spectacularly flat, my feet gave me no trouble for my first 72 years. True, when I stepped out of water, the tracks my feet left would be completely filled in — no arch. And the noise of my footfalls was “flop flop flop!”, like walking...
A LEGACY OF CURES: VOTE YES! on Prop 14
By Don C. Reed What legacy do we leave our children and grandchildren? From me, not a lot: when I am gone my children and grand-kids will inherit whatever portion of my house that’s not mortgaged, that’s about it. But one thing you and I together can leave, which the...
WE DID IT BEFORE — AND WE CAN DO IT AGAIN!
By Don C. Reed Remember that World War II battle song — “We did it before, and we can do it again, yes, we can do it again, we did it before — and we’ll do it again!” We DID do it before, remember? In 2003–2004 we fought the great Proposition 71 stem cell battle, and...
R U LATINX? Have Diabetes/Kidney disease? Vote YES! on Prop 14
By Senator Art Torres, (Retd.) and Don C. Reed If you are LatinX, like my late wife Gloria, it is vital to encourage your family, friends, and especially your groups or organizations—to vote YES! on Proposition 14, the California Stem Cell Research, Treatments, and...
HEARING LOSS vs. THE CALIFORNIA STEM CELL PROGRAM
By Don C. Reed What are your favorite sounds… I know one of mine. It was Winter in Pennsylvania. I was out of work and hungry. Every day I would check out the Day Labor office and see if there was a couple hours work unloading a van for minimum wage. One week I made...
FIGHTING BREAST CANCER: Another Reason to Vote YES! on Prop 14
By Don C. Reed In the movie THE FAMILY STONE, Dianne Keaton’s character had a double mastectomy — amputation for breast cancer. I heard later that the actress had fought hard to retain that shocking scene, which made breast cancer real for millions. (1) The impact on...
WHY AFRICAN-AMERICANS SHOULD SUPPORT THE CALIFORNIA STEM CELL PROGRAM
By Don C. Reed “Do you know about sickle cell disease?”, I once asked an African-American woman. “Not much”, she said, “Just that my Aunt died of it– and also I work for a biomed company.” I went ahead anyway, talking about the California stem cell program, which is...
THE SECOND-MOST IMPORTANT MATTER ON THE BALLOT: Prop 14!!!
by Don C. Reed The most important matter on the ballot is of course the Presidency; but I am a Democrat, so no surprises there. My concern is for the second most important issue. Here’s why: On November 3rd, California faces a life/death stem cell decision. Life and...
FIGHTING PRE-ECLAMPSIA: Still Another Reason to Vote YES! on Prop 14
By Don C. Reed Forty-five years ago, when my daughter Desiree was about to be born, I was in the delivery room to support my wife Gloria, and to greet our daughter into the world. I was not entirely sure what to expect. We had been shown a medical movie about the...
Don Reed's NEW BOOK - "Science, Politics, Stem Cells and Genes: California's War on Chronic Disease"
California’s War on Chronic Disease
By Don C. Reed, World Scientific Publishing, April 2023