Wealthy 75-yr-old seeks fountain of youth

Pongphon Sarnsamak

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Hoping to live longer, look young forever and enjoy his wealth, a 75-year-old billionaire has spent nearly Bt1 million on a visit to a private clinic in Luxembourg to undergo stem-cell therapy using cells from a black sheep's placenta to treat several degenerative conditions.

"I am not concerned about the side-effects of such treatment. I want to stay young, ageing gracefully until the age of 98, and spend all the money that I have been saving up for my whole life," said Nut Sri-feungfung, who owned an industrial estate in Prachin-buri province's Kabin Buri district.

Nut has suffered from diabetes for several years. He underwent treatment at a clinic but his health failed to improve. The clinic merely gave him pills to control the level of sugar in his blood.

He searched for information on how to cure his |condition and found that a medical institute in Beijing offered stem-cell treatment for diabetes. But the institute was charging Bt3 million for such treatment. He decided against going there because he was informed that the quality of treatment in Beijing was not as good as stem-cell treatment in Luxembourg.

So, he made the decision to visit a private clinic and medical-tourism agency located in Bangkok's Asoke area. He was offered a treatment costing nearly Bt1 million in Luxembourg, where he would receive therapy using stem cells from a black sheep's placenta. The treatment covered nine degenerative conditions. Extra stem-cell injections could be provided for Bt50,000 per shot.

He was asked to undergo a blood test to check whether his blood cells would match the stem cells from the black sheep.

Clinic staff used a tablet computer to explain to Nut the treatment and showed him many photos of celebrities and politicians who had undergone stem-cell treatment at the Luxembourg clinic.

However, Dr Naiphinich Kotchabhakdi of Mahidol University's Research Centre for Neuroscience warned that undergoing treatment with stem cells extracted from animals could have adverse side-effects, as the animal cells could be contaminated by viruses.

-- The Nation 2012-10-22

Sheep stem-cells?

They saw you coming mate!

I reckon that ewe-d have to be a little baa-rmy to try that.

1 million baht ?? He was fleeced.

Baa Baa. No fool like an old fool.

"I am not concerned about the side-effects of such treatment. I want to stay young,

Well, he's certainly not sheepish.

If this actually works he would still be mutton dressed as lamb...

It appears they pulled the wool over his eyes and he got fleeced.

At least he isn't going with the flock.

Baa baa black sheep have you any wool?

Yes sir, yes sir and 3 bags full of baht, millions of it!

-mel.

I reckon that ewe-d have to be a little baa-rmy to try that.

1 million baht ?? He was fleeced.

Double pricing for foreigners.

He was not concerned about any side effects, he said (as he leaped around gnawing on his front lawn)

I have a similar treatment every week. It's combined with mint sauce and my specialist calls it lamb chops.

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Edited October 22, 201213 yr by Payboy

If he's a billionaire forking over Bt. 1M isn't a huge investment to try to capture another 23 years of life.

75 years old! Billionaire! He'd be silly not to give it a pop.

Bloody hell wants to live to 98, to spend all his money, how could you spend a billion baht in 23 years i think impossible, unless he ends up marrying a bargirl.

Actually I saw a documentary a few months ago about people trying to preserve their youth. Unfortunately I really forget where I saw it if not I'd try and find a link.

Anyway there was an American who was having stem cell treatment and paying a fortune every month to keep it up. But what was most impressive was the fact that at the age of nearly 70 he looked and felt much younger than he did at 50 (before starting the treatment). I know these "before and after" photos are often "paintshopped" but anyway.

I would never go in for this kind of thing myself (I can't afford it anyway) but I understand these guys if they have the money. No one really knows the long term affect yet but as someone mentioned, at their age does it really matter?

If it works, he'll be happy. And if he drops dead tomorrow, he won't know it didn't.

Mr Nut is an appropriate name, and he's already a little baa.

Edited October 22, 201213 yr by OzMick

Bloody hell wants to live to 98, to spend all his money, how could you spend a billion baht in 23 years i think impossible, unless he ends up marrying a bargirl.

Da_n you beat me to it. And it certainly wouldn't take 23 years for some of these pretties.

I reckon that ewe-d have to be a little baa-rmy to try that.

1 million baht ?? He was fleeced.

He is not called Nut for nothing.

Personally I would recommend the "Hugh Hefner" approach

We can not wait as youngsters to grow older, we accept middle age as the prime of life, yet some people seemly want to prolong living when they reach the physical stage when they should realize that growing old, can be a relative short perguratory for our earlier actions.

Bloody hell wants to live to 98, to spend all his money, how could you spend a billion baht in 23 years i think impossible, unless he ends up marrying a bargirl.

True a bargirl will always say you look young, your virile and extreemly handsome for a fraction of the cost. About $2.50 (AUD) a day and you can have a 18 yr old Thai bargirl.

A fool and his money are eventually parted (he's 75, can hardly say soon). Still it's his and guess he can do what he likes with it. At 75 fun with ladies of negotiable affection might be a bit risky.

Bloody hell wants to live to 98, to spend all his money, how could you spend a billion baht in 23 years i think impossible, unless he ends up marrying a bargirl.

About $2.50 (AUD) a day and you can have a 18 yr old Thai bargirl.

Bar name please!

-mel.

Guess he will now be the black sheep of the family.

Bloody hell wants to live to 98, to spend all his money, how could you spend a billion baht in 23 years i think impossible, unless he ends up marrying a bargirl.

True a bargirl will always say you look young, your virile and extreemly handsome for a fraction of the cost. About $2.50 (AUD) a day and you can have a 18 yr old Thai bargirl.

for two hours every day

He was asked to undergo a blood test to check whether his blood cells would match the stem cells from the black sheep.

Clinic staff used a tablet computer to explain to Nut the treatment and showed him many photos of celebrities and politicians who had undergone stem-cell treatment at the Luxembourg clinic

Couldn't they use a white sheep, or is he so dark?

Even people in Luxembourg are using tablets, doesn't really matter if nobody knows where it's at.---

Edited October 22, 201213 yr by sirchai

A fool and his money are eventually parted (he's 75, can hardly say soon). Still it's his and guess he can do what he likes with it. At 75 fun with ladies of negotiable affection might be a bit risky.

It's risky at any age my friend.

This man needs Jesus,.. in more ways than one!

Bloody hell wants to live to 98, to spend all his money, how could you spend a billion baht in 23 years i think impossible, unless he ends up marrying a bargirl.

About $2.50 (AUD) a day and you can have a 18 yr old Thai bargirl.

Bar name please!

-mel.

never used one myself no need at this point in life , but have heard that for less than the price of a cup of coffee girls in the bar will tell you anything and give themselves to you to do what ever you desire. The guy could save billions.