Stem Cells For Joey
February 16th, 2009
Joey and I arrived in Beijing China on Feb.10, 2009. We were greeted at the airport by Greta from the Tiantan Puhua Hospital. Shortly after we checked in to our room, Joey’s doctors came in to meet him and assess his condition. They would do bloodwork and more evalutions early the next morning.
For the entire duration of our visit, the doctors have customized a schedule for Joey:
At 8:00 a.m., Dr. Amy comes in to check Joey’s senses before he gets out of bed. At 9:00 a.m. Joey has Physical Therapy with Mark where they work on the muscles, strength and coordination in Joey’s legs and feet. At 10:00 a.m., we go back to our room where Joey has two IV’s and lunch. At 1:00 p.m., Joey has a massage to loosen up his joints and muscles. At 2:00 p.m., it is Ocupational Therapy with Cindy, where they work on the muscles, strength and coordination in Joey’s upper body. The rest of the day is free. Today is “Day 4″. Our first weekend here and all the doctors and therapists are off until Monday. Joey has already gained some strength and hasn’t even had the first stem cell treatment yet. Tuesday the 17th will be Joey’s first stem cell treatment.
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1. anne beard | February 20th, 2009 at 4:56 am
Hi guys finally got into your blog, love you guys and we are all praying and routeing for you Joey, your going to do great, the wheather here is pretty nice not to hot not to cold,whats the wheather like there?Dana your desk looks so lonely without you but once in awhile Colette comes out and sits in your chair to chat with us. Love Ya Anne
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