Sep12,07胎盤臍血廢物變續命丹placental cord blood can useful to sa+ 傑作 Making A Masterpiece

靈命日糧 - 2007年9月12日
傑作
讀經: 哥林多後書5章12-21節
金句: 「若有人在基督裏，他就是新造的人，舊事已過，都變成新的了。」(哥林多後書5章17節)
全年讀經: 箴言13-15章；哥林多後書5章

我還記得童年時，父親最喜歡做數字畫（paint-by-number）。他的畫布很大，但是標了號碼，要塗上指定顏色的方格卻很小。父親總會在地下室的椅子坐上幾個小時，把畫布擺在面前，邊上放著一杯咖啡，一絲不苟地工作。
我那時年紀還小，總愛坐在地下室階梯上，滿心傾慕地看著父親作畫。我之所以看得那麼入迷，不是因為我把做數字畫的父親當成了一位偉大的藝術家，而是驚訝於他做每一幅畫都極有耐心。到最後那無數閃亮的色彩化成了一幅畫，使父親感到一切辛苦都是值得的。
只要一想到父親是多麼有耐心地使一幅畫從無到有，我就會想到我們的天父。他看著我們，知道我們生命中的缺乏和不完美，但卻以恩慈和耐心在我們身上動工，使我們成為他「效法他兒子的模樣」（羅馬書8章29節）的傑作。
上帝不但使我們成為新造的人（哥林多後書5章17節），而且還孜孜不倦地在我們生命中注入他的精神與力量，擁有這樣一位上帝是何等喜樂的事啊！WEC
神看我們將會成為：他終會完成的傑作；聖靈在生命中動工，能擁有他兒子形象。Sper
唯有上帝能使有罪的靈魂變為恩典的傑作。
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September 12, 2007
Making A Masterpiece
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If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. —2 Corinthians 5:17
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One of my earliest memories of my dad is that he loved doing paint-by-number pictures. The canvas was large, but the numbered segments where a predetermined color would go were very small. Dad would sit in his chair in our basement for hours, working meticulously with his painting in front of him and a cup of coffee at his side.
As a boy, I would sit on the basement stairs and watch with fascination. My interest did not stem from a misguided thought that doing paint-by-number work made my dad a great artist. Rather, I was amazed at how patiently he would work on each painting. Finally, the thousands of slivers of color became an image that Dad considered well worth the effort.
As I think of my dad’s patience in bringing a painting to life, my heart is directed to our heavenly Father. He looks on us and sees the voids and imperfections in our lives, yet lovingly and patiently does His work in us to make us His masterpiece—a masterpiece that “conform[s] to the image of His Son” (Rom. 8:29).
What a joy it is to have such a God, who makes us new (2 Cor. 5:17) and never tires of investing His energy and effort into our lives! —Bill Crowder—Bill Crowder-->
God sees in us a masterpieceThat one day will be done;His Spirit works through all our lifeTo make us like His Son. —Sper
Only God can transform a sin-stained soul into a masterpiece of grace.
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Bible in One Year: Proverbs 13-15; 2 Corinthians 5
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胎盤臍血廢物變續命丹（2007年9月11日）庫存將爆滿 未來擴充一倍

臍血蒐集後，要於24小時內運返輸血服務中心化驗和處理，並儲存於攝氏零下196度的液態氮內（見圖），紅十字會現時共有4個用作保存臍血的液化氮容器，可儲存2800份臍血。（徐慧華攝）
【明報專訊】嬰兒出生後，胎盤通常會被視為廢物棄掉，但當中的臍帶血其實含有重要的幹細胞，是絕症患者之續命泉源。紅十字會自1998年起成立本港唯一免費臍血庫，至今已成功收集2558份臍血，但儲存庫已接近「爆倉」。為擴充服務，該會在未來3年將添置儀器，增加一倍儲存額，為絕症患者提供多一個康復機會。
臍帶血是指嬰兒出生後，從胎盤收集到的血液，過往屬醫療廢物，嬰兒出生後， 胎盤便會被棄掉。直至70年代，科學家發現臍血內含有大量原始血細胞（幹細胞），是人體製造血液及免疫系統的來源，更可用作取代骨髓移植，治療白血病、地中海貧血等基因疾病。
香港紅十字會輸血服務中心高級醫生李卓廣接受訪問時表示，該會現時共有4個用作保存臍血的液化氮容器，可貯存2800份臍血，至今已有逾4000名孕婦自願捐贈，當中成功收集2558份臍血，已接近貯存上限。為擴充服務，紅十字會於未來3至4年將添置儀器，臍血儲存額料增至5000個。
捐臍血無危險 六成移植成功
李卓廣指出，病人要找尋合適骨髓有一定困難，部分捐髓者要全身麻醉，教不少人卻步。相反，捐臍血則沒有危險），做法恍如廢物利用，移植成功率更高達60%，抗宿主反應更較骨髓移植低，是治療絕症的好幫手。較早前，患罕見「大理石骨症」女嬰方熙雯，就是透過台灣臍帶血移植，終能康復。
紅十字會臍血庫自1998年起，曾提供44個臍血予31名病人使用，當中17名病人成功進行移植，今年首8個月，該會亦提供12個臍血予有需要病人。目前坊間亦有私營的臍血「銀行」，儲存18年費用約2.8至3.2萬元不等，藝人謝霆鋒、羅嘉良、劉小慧和運動員李麗珊等，亦先後把孩子的臍血儲存在私營臍血庫。
李卓廣指出，臍血中的幹細胞數量少，體重較輕或兒科病人較為合用，家長與其花錢找私營公司儲存，例不如捐給紅十字會，惠及大眾。李解釋，基因疾病通常少年發病，若家長願意捐出臍帶血，孩子若有需要可取回；到孩子長大，由於臍血分量太少，不夠成人使用。
僅廣華伊院接受捐贈
基於資料有限，現時並非孕婦「話捐就捐」，只有廣華及伊利沙伯醫院分娩的孕婦才可捐臍血，周日及凌晨分娩亦「無得捐」。李卓廣解釋，收集、處理和貯存臍血的工作必須在24小時內完成，並由受過特別訓練的人員執行，由於人手及時間所限，紅十字會只會到該兩間公營醫院蒐集臍血。
明報記者 徐慧華
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Waste to continued placental cord blood fate Dan (September 11, 2007) Future expansion will be full of stock doubled After collecting cord blood to the 24 hours back to the BTS testing and processing, and storage at -196 degree Celsius in liquid nitrogen (see figure), there are four Red Cross for the preservation of cord blood liquefied nitrogen containers, stored cord blood in 2800। (XU caption) Out on - after the baby was born, the placenta is usually discarded as waste, but the fact contain important cord blood stem cells is terminally ill patients continued source of life. Red Cross since 1998 to form the only free cord blood bank, has been successful in collecting 2,558 cord blood, but repository close "to a warehouse." The expanded service, in the next three years to purchase equipment, doubling the amount of storage for terminally ill patients to provide a rehabilitation. Umbilical cord blood is that after the baby was born, collected from the placenta blood, in the past, a medical waste, baby, the placenta will be discarded. Until the 1970s, scientists discovered the cord blood contains primitive blood cells (stem cells), human blood and immune system manufacturing sources, can be used as a replacement of bone marrow transplantation, the treatment of leukemia, thalassemia gene diseases. The Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service Zhuo Li Guang senior doctors interviewed said that the current total of four will be used for the preservation of cord blood liquefied nitrogen containers can be stored cord blood in 2800, has more than 4,000 pregnant women have been voluntary donation, which in 2558 successfully cord blood collection, storage near the ceiling. Expanded services for the Red Cross in the next three to four years to purchase equipment, materials for the storage of cord blood to 5000. 60% of non-dangerous donated cord blood transplant success Zhuo Li said that the patients have to find suitable bone marrow will be difficult, some assistant to general anesthesia, the number of people deterred. Conversely, cord blood donation is not dangerous), practices like recycling, transplant success rate is as high as 60%, versus host reaction more than low bone marrow transplantation, is extremely helpful in the treatment of incurable diseases. Earlier in the day, suffering from a rare "marble bone disease" baby FANG-wen, Taiwan's cord blood transplantation is through, and finally recovered. Red Cross cord blood bank since 1998, has provided 44 cord blood to the 31 patients, 17 patients were successfully transplanted the first eight months of this year, the 12 will also provide cord blood to the needy patients. Also present large private cord blood "banks", storage costs about 18 2.8 to 32,000 yuan ranging from artists Nicholas Tse, theft, and athletes - Lee Lai-shan, which also has the child's cord blood stored in a private cord blood bank. Zhuo Li said that the cord blood stem cells in a smaller number of pediatric patients weighing more or less shared, parents money for private companies with storage, cases donated to the Red Cross as to the benefit of the public. Li explained that the incidence of the disease are usually young, if parents are willing to donate their cord blood, the child if necessary to recover; The children grow up, because cord blood components too little, not enough adults. Only Kwong Wah Hospital accepting donations Iraq Based on the limited information available, this is not pregnant, "then donated the tax," only to Kwong Wah and Queen Elizabeth Hospital delivery of pregnant women can donate cord blood at birth Sunday and also "without a donation." Zhuo Li Kwong explained that the collection, processing and storage of cord blood must be completed within 24 hours by specially trained personnel, due to manpower and time constraints, the Red Cross only to the two public hospitals to collect cord blood. Ming Pao Daily News reporter Xu Huihua