Amanda’s Recovery: Beating Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
The story of Amanda, an Australian woman diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis in 2011.
After three and a half years of being diagnosed with this disease, Amanda had almost completely lost her short-term memory. She also experienced poor spatial orientation, decreased concentration, and a decline in her mental abilities. The conventional therapy Amanda received did not help her. MRI results showed foci of demyelination in both hemispheres of the brain. Initially, there were four, but after a relapse in 2014, the number of foci continued to increase.
At some point, neuropathologists even stopped counting new foci. Cognitive tests confirmed that Amanda suffered the most significant losses in her short-term memory: she forgot almost everything she saw. According to doctors’ predictions, her long-term memory was expected to suffer the same fate in the near future. Amanda gradually lost her identity and did not always recognize her family and friends.
In November 2015, she came to Professor Slavin in Tel Aviv, where she underwent treatment with multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC). Today, eight years after MSC therapy, Amanda has not received any additional treatment, remains in good physical shape, and does not suffer from cognitive impairment. She leads an active social life, participates in family celebrations, and plays sports. Amanda proudly emphasizes that she has been running a half marathon for three consecutive years, constantly improving her results.
