An ALS patient who suffered debilitating illness for two and a half years confidently climbs the Great Wall of China!

Ms. Tamara Der Vil, a beautiful and elegant 50-year-old lady from Serbia, was unfortunately diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) two and a half years ago, when she began to experience progressive weakness and muscular atrophy in her limbs. She has been persistently taking riluzole, a conventional medication for ALS, in her home country ever since, yet the treatment showed little effect and the disease continued to progress.

Severe generalized muscle weakness and wasting forced her to endure worsening symptoms alone far too early in what should have been her prime years. The grim prognosis that “ALS is an incurable disease” in conventional medicine, coupled with the immense pressure on daily life and work due to loss of self-care ability, left both Ms. Tamara Der Vil and her family deeply depressed.

Seeing that two and a half years of riluzole treatment failed to halt disease progression, Ms. Tamara Der Vil and her family resolved to explore other therapeutic options for ALS. After extensive research, they were most convinced and encouraged by the decades-long globally recognized clinical efficacy of stem cell therapy for ALS at Wu Medical Center.

As a distinguished neuroscientist and world-leading academic expert in clinical stem cell therapy, Dr. Wu has accumulated over 30 years of clinical experience and continuously refined the clinical technology combining neural stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells + CAST. This innovative approach helps ALS patients terminate disease progression faster, more effectively, steadily and durably, alleviate symptoms and enhance quality of life.

Dr. Wu’s unique, original technique for ALS treatment has earned worldwide recognition and excellent reputation among patients. Numerous ALS patients—once deemed terminally ill by global medical standards—who received treatment at Wu Medical Center (WMC) have witnessed the medical miracle of halted disease progression and improved symptoms.

Recently, accompanied by her family, Ms. Tamara Der Vil received two weeks of inpatient treatment at Wu Medical Center in Beijing, China.

Significant Improvement in Ms. Tamara Der Vil’s Motor Function

Before treatment: Neck rotation and shoulder shrug strength graded 3−.
After treatment: Neck rotation and shoulder shrug strength graded 4−.

Before treatment: Difficulty lifting both upper limbs, with almost no resistance tolerance.
After treatment: Enhanced arm-lifting strength, able to raise arms to forehead level.

Before treatment: Left upper limb strength graded 2+, right upper limb strength graded 2−.
After treatment: Left upper limb strength graded 3+, right upper limb strength graded 3.

Before treatment: Left hand grip and wrist strength graded 2−, right hand grip and wrist strength graded 1; unable to grasp with both hands. Interosseous muscle strength graded 1 in both hands, unable to hold a pen.
After treatment: Significantly increased hand grip strength, improved grasping and stretching functions, enhanced finger mobility and finer dexterity compared to admission. Left hand grip and wrist strength graded 3−, right hand grip and wrist strength graded 2+. Able to grasp two fingers of another person and resist moderate resistance.

Before treatment: Lower limb strength graded 3−; unable to stand up from the hospital bed independently; could walk extremely slowly but unstably due to muscle weakness; unable to stand on one leg or climb stairs.
After treatment: Increased lumbabdominal and lower limb strength to grade 4; able to stand up independently from a low sofa with noticeably faster speed; can sit down from standing without assistance and control sitting speed; improved walking ability with greater stability, faster pace, longer walking distance and more flexible turning; able to climb stairs slowly on her own.

Before treatment: Depressed mood and generalized weakness.
After treatment: Improved mental state and enhanced physical endurance.

Having personally experienced the halt of ALS progression, clear alleviation of symptoms and the return of muscle strength throughout her body, Ms. Tamara Der Vil excitedly climbed the Great Wall of China in Beijing with her family under a blue sky with white clouds and a cool spring breeze. She posed for photos confidently with her family, declaring, “I can do it!”

We hope to accompany more ALS patients like Ms. Tamara Der Vil to experience the cutting-edge dual stem cell + CAST therapy at WMC, which differs radically from conventional treatments. This therapy can stop disease progression, improve motor function, raise quality of life, and empower patients to face their future lives and careers with confidence.

To learn more information of Ms. Tamara Der Vil’s patient story, please refer to the following link:
Tamara Der Vil-Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)-(Serbian)