08/10/2026
Round 4 of Oscar’s stem cell journey update 🧩
We’re about 5 weeks out from Oscar’s 4th round, so here’s what we’ve noticed + a recap of each round.
🇮🇳 Round 1 Mumbai, India
This was our first time seeing noticeable cognitive gains. More communication, babbling, echolalia, awareness & engagement. But one of the BIGGEST gains was SLEEP. Oscar started sleeping through the night and still does years later. 🙌🏼 I recently heard a parent say their child was up 3am to 7am “per normal” and immediately flashed back to Oscar doing cannonballs into his ball pit for HOURS at night… or smearing 💩 everywhere. I remember those TRENCHES. 😣
🇲🇽 Round 2 Playa del Carmen, Mexico
His asthma basically disappeared. Before, we had 2 to 3 flares a MONTH with hospital visits, steroids & oxygen. Since then? Maybe 1 or 2 in YEARS. He did have a major respiratory illness right after treatment, so who knows for sure, but the difference has been amazing!
🇷🇸 Round 3 Belgrade, Serbia
Oscar started understanding & disliking being soiled, which was HUGE for potty training. His ABA clinic did the teaching, but that new awareness made a massive difference. Now if 💩 gets smeared it’s because he’s trying to wipe himself clean 🥲
🇮🇳 Round 4 Mumbai, India
This time we did a MUSE stem cell protocol. So far we’re seeing more reliable independent communication + new words/phrases, better attitude, improved attention & eye contact, easier transitions and decreased aggression. 🥹
I’m no scientist, I just love documenting what WE see and sharing our experience as clinics continue trialing new approaches.
And because nothing with Oscar is ever straightforward 😂 tomorrow we’re going inpatient for a feeding tube so he can complete bowel prep for an endoscopy + colonoscopy.
He hasn’t swallowed his own spit for 4 months+ and we still don’t know why. We’re hoping this gets us closer to answers. 🥲
This month he’s also switching speech providers so we can watch & learn + starting food therapy there too. 😅
If I ever ignore a text or call, just know I’m probably treading water in the trenches.
