I do advocate for stem cell treatments and stem cell research
我支持干細胞治療和干細胞研究的原因
It is because I want those things
因為我需要它們
like those blather about dysfunction, types of things
就像功能喪失一樣
I want those out of the way
我希望不再受這些問題的阻礙
I don't necessarily advocate it
我并不是一定主張
for walking or something like that
通過干細胞治療恢復行走功能
but I feel like it's important
我覺得這項研究很重要
because there aren't first of all
因為首先
that many of us who advocate for it
支持這項研究的人并不多
and secondly
其次
I've been through it all
我經歷過了
and I feel like I have some knowledge
我有了一些一手經歷
and they are there where I can talk about it and inform others
我可以將相關信息告知他人
and hopefully make some sort of difference
希望能做出一些改變
Do you want to add anything
在我們進入提問環節之前
before we open up the questions for the audience?
你還有什么要補充的嗎?
Not really
沒什么
I mean I think one of the keys for this is that
我認為這項研究的一個關鍵因素在于
you know, Katie is very articulate young woman
凱蒂是一位思路十分清晰的年輕人
who's, you know, would have been
如果沒有參加干細胞臨床試驗
through a lot just to deal with the spinal cord injury
她可能會和脊柱傷不斷的做斗爭
I think there are advocacy in the realm of stem cell
我認為干細胞領域獲得的這種支持
is broadly applicable
具有很廣泛的應用性
so even as you think about what your particular field is
所以無論是哪個具體的領域
I would encourage you to ask questions
我都鼓勵大家多提問
and think about how being at the cutting edge of
思考如何在這種前沿研究中找到定位
and being one of these basic clinical trials
以及如何參與這些基礎的臨床試驗
and really living with a life a stem cell
接受了干細胞注射之后應如何繼續生活
how does that...you know
大家知道
how can Katie inform that process for you
凱蒂如何告知你們試驗的過程
because she really is one of the first people
因為她的確是
who's been in this process
第一批參與到這個事業中的人之一
and can provide us a lot of information
可以為我們提供很多的信息