By the time Sam turned 4, the family's insurance coverage for the therapy was running out.
If further trials are as effective, the team could apply for approval for the therapy in the next five years.
But even if it was, it's unlikely that this young mother would be funded for the therapy she needs.
The NHS currently pays for those deemed appropriate for the therapy to go the United States for treatment.
The votes increase the likelihood of F.D.A. approval for the therapy, Provenge, by the agency's May deadline.
He also said it could take up to 10 sessions for the therapy to really take effect.
Acupuncturists say there are 365 pressure points that must be stimulated for the therapy to heal.
The church has paid for the therapy, which was arranged when people who claim they were abused report the accusations to the church's Ministry for Healing and Assistance.
The company, based in Deerfield, Ill., said demand for the therapy, known as recombinant Factor VIII, had almost doubled in the last five years.
Soon after, the committee held a symposium on hypothermia, where Dr. Mayer continued to advocate for the therapy, and the ambulance protocol developed from there.
Caroline had to come twice a week, for the therapy sessions, and sometimes more often — this week, it was the gynecological exam and an H.I.V. test.
