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 | joy28 - January 19th, 2008 6:39 PM |
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I've heard a lot about storing cord blood incase of illness in families.. cancer, and other diseases, but I'm wondering? If my family has no real history or cancer or other disease, would it be better to just donate? Also the cost of storage seems to be a bit high. the start up cost of $1500 is still quite a bit. I'd hate to just waste the possibilities and will definitely donate if we decide not to store. Any thoughts or comments?
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It's ultimately up to you. Very personal decision. You can choose to store privately or thru a free public bank if your state has a program for public storage.
I personally decided to store privately for our baby #3 because I wasn't able to do so with my first 2 and saw it as type of insurance of sorts that I hoped would never have to use.
After speaking with obgyn and asking his advice, I chose CBR and used a discount coupon code M1998 to get $250 OFF. Our total cost came to $1,900 which to us seemedd worth it considering the possible future applications of stem cell research. Good Luck with your decision! :)
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