Speech made at the 2017 convention for the International Society for Gene & Cell Therapy [slide 1] Welcome and Introduction [slide 2] My son's name is Courtland Damien Brown. Courtland is very liberal and never missed a chance to vote in local, state, and national elections. As a member if the Chickasaw tribe, [slide 3] Courtland studied the Chickasaw language. He named his pet pug Chuk Masi - which translates to "pretty lady". He was also well-versed in

It has been 8 weeks post Damien's Umbilical Stem Cell Therapy. We (and medical professionals: Doctors and Physical Therapists) have noted improvements in Damien's Cognition, Communication, Sensitivity, and Vision. COGNITION In early March, Damien attended physical Therapy and hyperbaric therapy in Ft Lauderdale, FL. Therapists in both locations mentioned (without our input) how "aware" Damien was. He would smile when recognizing the staff and cooperate when asked instruction

On the 8th of May 2018, Damien was at Physical Therapy in Ft Lauderdale. It was the last day in Florida before our scheduled flight home on the 9th. Damien was stretching on a machine to improve shoulder flexibility. At the apex of the stretch, we heard a loud snap (it was more than a green-stick fracture but that was what it sounded like) and Damien's left arm immediately went slack. We removed him from the machine, placed him in the car, and drove directly to the hospital.

The recent passing of the actress Patti Duke from sepsis triggered sad and almost tragic memories of Damien's experience with sepsis. In August of 2012, we traveled to La Jolla, California for an intense week of physical therapy. A doctor in Florida had put us in contact with a physical therapist in California. We had also spoken with a former patient of his who had published a book about her treatment. She had made remarkable recovery from her head injury and was a physical

Part 1 While Damien was in a coma, we had no idea the condition of his vision. Here are a few experiences with determining and evaluating his ability to see after the crash. Trauma Unit. The first few days Damien was in the Trauma Unit; we noticed that he slept with his eyes partially open. With all his injuries, no one had been assigned to look after his eyes. About the 18th day, we noticed that he had a bright yellow substance covering the lower area of his eyes that were