Mike was diagnosed with Parkinson's about four years before his arrival in China. Daily life was becoming more and more difficult for Mike and he was increasingly relying on his wife Carolyn to help him. With the Parkinson's symptoms increasingly getting worse and a strong sensitivity to the medications prescribed to him, Mike and his wife decided to come to China for stem cell treatment.

On arrival in China, Mike had tremors on the right side of his body. He was not able to tie his shoes or put a jacket on by himself. He did everything more slowly than he used to and his movements were ridged and unnatural. His walking was increasingly getting slower and he would have trouble turning sharp corners.

Mike would tire very easily while walking short distances or doing light garden work in his yard. He also lost his balance easily, making it difficult for him to move around and get in and out of chairs.

Mike also found it laborious to get up and get back into bed. Rolling over in bed was also difficult for him and required much more effort and time than it used to.

Mike's tremors made it difficult for him to eat, "it would get messy," his wife explained to us. Mike told us that, "eating out is embarrassing." In addition to eating, Mike also had problems buttoning shirts, combing his hair, shaving and writing. He also had trouble opening jars and bottles. This was partly due to tremors and partly because he was increasingly becoming weaker.

Carolyn added that Mike's face had changed and lacked expression.