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Yacolt resident heads to Russia for medical treatment
Yacolt resident Tammy Richert is starting a 30-40 day stay in Russia for medical treatment.
The 40-year-old Richert, a massage therapist in Battle Ground, suffers from a rare form of Multiple Sclerosis. Richert was set to fly to Moscow along with husband Dave at the end of March. Upon arrival, she will be admitted to the Department of Hematology and Cellular Therapy at the National Pirogov Medical Surgical Center in Moscow.
At the clinic Dr. Denis A. Fedorenko and his staff will begin treating Richert with Hematopoitec Stem Cell Therapy, HSCT, a process that is similar to bone marrow replacement.
The expensive and relatively new procedure is available in the United States through medical trials in Seattle and Chicago, but Tammy did not qualify due to their protocols. The treatment is also offered in Israel and Russia. Although she was accepted to both, the $125,000 cost for the Israeli clinic versus a $40,000 charge at the Moscow clinic decided her path.
http://www.thereflector.com/people/a...a4bcf887a.html
Yacolt resident Tammy Richert is starting a 30-40 day stay in Russia for medical treatment.
The 40-year-old Richert, a massage therapist in Battle Ground, suffers from a rare form of Multiple Sclerosis. Richert was set to fly to Moscow along with husband Dave at the end of March. Upon arrival, she will be admitted to the Department of Hematology and Cellular Therapy at the National Pirogov Medical Surgical Center in Moscow.
At the clinic Dr. Denis A. Fedorenko and his staff will begin treating Richert with Hematopoitec Stem Cell Therapy, HSCT, a process that is similar to bone marrow replacement.
The expensive and relatively new procedure is available in the United States through medical trials in Seattle and Chicago, but Tammy did not qualify due to their protocols. The treatment is also offered in Israel and Russia. Although she was accepted to both, the $125,000 cost for the Israeli clinic versus a $40,000 charge at the Moscow clinic decided her path.
http://www.thereflector.com/people/a...a4bcf887a.html