Several patients featured on stemcellresearchfacts.org were invited to attend the first ever Midwest Conference on Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine. Kansas Governor Sam Brownback was also on hand to encourage the doctors, researchers and scientists to keep working to find cures.

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback answers questions from a reporter during a break at the Stem Cell Conference.

Two families whose lives have been dramatically impacted by adult stem cell research. Mary Lou Rusco(seated-center) and Terry Killman(standing-right) both received adult stem cell transplants that saved their lives.