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THE ALMOST EMPTY HOUSE: Vote YES! on Prop 14.
By Don C. Reed I wake up to an almost empty house; my wife Gloria having recently died of cancer. But as I get up and go to the bathroom and begin the day’s routine, I have a sense of purpose, a reason to go on, though my heart still aches with loss. I have something...
CAN WE DEFEAT DIABETES?
By Don C. Reed Diabetes may not sound too terrifying, at first, perhaps because we have heard the word so often. But it is deadly nonetheless. As the International Diabetes Federation puts it, “diabetes is associated with stroke, cardiovascular disease, blindness,...
HOW MANY CHRONIC DISEASES DO YOU HAVE? Support Proposition 14!
By Don C. Reed If I may ask a personal question — how many chronic diseases do you have? I have four myself, but don’t worry, I am not contagious! I have: 1. Arthritis in hips, knees, left shoulder and back. I no longer bound up the stairs, and rising from the floor...
THREE NOBEL LAUREATS, AND THE WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A CAVE
By Don C. Reed October 14th is World Stem Cell Awareness Day. Hold that thought, please. There was a couple in Vietnam who lived in a cave, their home and village having been bombed out in the war. The husband was a quadriplegic, paralyzed in both arms and legs. The...
PARALYSIS MONTH
By Don C. Reed On September 10th, 1994, my son Roman Reed received a spinal cord injury while playing college football. One moment he was having a superb game at middle linebacker, with eleven solo tackles and a diving one-hand interception; the next he collided with...
THE PRICE OF ALZHEIMER’S: Why California Must Vote YES! on Prop 14
By Lauren Miller Rogen and Don C. Reed Lauren Miller Rogen, her husband Seth Rogen and brother Danny are dedicated to the battle against Alzheimer’s disease. The following article is co-written: first by Don C. Reed and the latter half by Ms. Miller-Rogen. On November...
HOW MANY CHRONIC DISEASES DO YOU HAVE?
By Don C. Reed Excuse me for asking such a personal question, (and no insult intended!) but how many chronic diseases or conditions do you have? I have four myself, but don’t worry, I am not contagious! I have: 1. Arthritis in hips, knees, and back. I no longer bound...
OF RACISM, SICKLE CELL, AND STEM CELL RESEARCH
By Don C. Reed Half a century ago, I witnessed an act of pure racist cruelty. I had been hired as a deckhand on a crewboat, ferrying supplies to the oilrigs, near Morgan City, Louisiana. But there was no work at the moment, and I was back at headquarters, hanging out...
AGAINST THE THIEF OF MEMORY: How the California Stem Cell Program is Fighting Alzheimer’s disease
By Don C. Reed “The global epidemic of Alzheimer’s disease is worsening, and no approved treatment can revert or arrest progression of this disease.” — L. Goldstein, et al (1) In the classic comedy Splash, an old woman comes to work oddly dressed, with her bra on 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