My take. All please let me know your thoughts.
From a purely product perspective, I see the storing of your cord blood as not just for possible use against disease, but a lifetime insurance policy for all kinds of stuff in the future. Obviously, the main argument today is to protect against certain diseases, and that could be a life saver.
Two questions that need an answer is for how long can these stems be stored safely and useful? And when will we have a method to increase the available stems since the cord blood provides a rather small amount?
So what if you stored your cord blood at birth, it lasts forever, can be mulitplied for uses, is a perfect match, why wouldn't you store it for $4,000 or so. One day soon those stems could save your life by fighting disease, or growing a new body part like a liver, kidney, finger, and on and on. If they last forever they are a perfect match for a lifetime. Not just eighteen years.
I have nine grandkids and didn't store a single one. Never even heard about the option until the middle of last year. Oh do I wish I had known. One of them might have been a match for me too and saved my life.
The only downside I see is the possibility that one day Doctors can obtain those same stems without needing a match. From within your current body. Otherwise and until then, this company is golden IMO. More people just need to understand.
Don't worry about the mule going blind just load the wagon.
