It's Fundraising Time Again!

Elioe Burgos III (Tre), of Daytona Beach, Florida was born on June 7, 2006. When Tre was only three months old, he was diagnosed with “Optic Nerve Hypoplasia”. Optic Nerve Hypoplasia (ONH) refers to the underdevelopment of the optic nerve during pregnancy. Tre’s vision is thought to be no better than 20/1200, which is legally blind. In most cases there is no known cause of ONH. ONH is not progressive, is not inherited, and cannot be cured. Or that is what we were told.

While doing research, we located www.stemcellschina.com and www.biekebiotech.com which have developed a treatment for Tre’s condition. In February of 2008, Tre  traveled to Hangzhou Hospital in Hangzhou City, China, to undergo umbilical stem cell treatments to help restore his vision.  Unfortunetly, there are no medical facilities within the United States that offer this type of treatment. Umbilical stem cells from a healthy, live birth were used for this treatment. The treatment consisted of 4-6 umbilical stem cell injections which consist of 10-15 million stem cells per injection over a period of 20 to 30 days.

Tre's treatment was a huge sucess and has greatly improved the quality of his life! Prior to going to China, Tre's vision was rated at 20/1200. Tre's vision is now rated at 20/300, which is a huge difference. We hope to take Tre back for a second round of treatments this coming Spring! We hope that a second round of treatments will improve his vision and quality of life even more!

Please help us finish what we started! Tre is an awesome young boy who shouldn't be held back by limited vision! All donations, large or small, will be greatly appreciated by our family!

Thanks again to all who helped Tre get his miracle of sight!

EMAIL: tresmiracle@yahoo.com

WEB PAGE: www.tresmiracle.com