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Mom to California: Thanks for 'Keeping My Family Complete' with Life-Saving Stem Cell Therapy

Mom to California: Thanks for 'Keeping My Family Complete' with Life-Saving Stem Cell Therapy

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Dec 13, 2016
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In an emotion-choked session this morning, the mother of a four-year-old girl thanked California's stem cell agency for saving the life of her daughter.

"Thank you for keeping my family complete," said Alysia Padilla-Vaccaro, her voice cracking as she spoke to the governing board of the $3 billion California Institute for Regenerative Medicin…

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