7th Treatment
December 8th, 2009
Treatment #7. This one was a little more stressful for Amy yesterday. We looked for a workable vein on Amys left arm and applied Emla cream to the area the nurses indicated, but when it came to finding a vein with the canula no success, so we moved to the right arm which had no cream on it, (lesson learnt put cream on both arms regardless) so Amy felt the needle go in and she was alot more upset than the last 2 treatments, but once again 20 mins later the process was completed and normal service was resumed. It is still amazing just how strong and resiliant that she is. We are so so proud of her. Only 1 more treatment to go on Friday.
We now have 3 days of accupressure treatment with Doctor Jasmine before the last Stem Cell treatment. Michelle is going to take the opportunity to do a little last minute shopping.
6 DAYS TO GO: We are now the residents who have been here on the ward the longest, as today Keiran, Hayley and Keith from Gillingham UK left to go home. Good luck guys and we will see you all soon. It was an absolute pleasure to have spent the last 30 days with them sharing our China experience. We had a lovely day out together on Sunday in down town Qingdao visiting Underwater World and May 4th square (named after a nationwide protest day) at Fushan Bay where the Olympic Sailing took place. A really lovely place. We have still not quite got used to Amy being stared at all the time. We are not sure whether it is because she is in a wheelchair or the colour of her hair but after an hour of Chinese people staring at her it became really bloody annoying and Michelle and I became quite defensive of our pickle using some classic English phrases to express our displeasure. Michelle even started to stand in front of Amy and wiggle her butt at them. It made us laugh. You have to try and keep your sense of humour out here….anyway peeps we will sign off now and see you all very soon.
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1. wilma | December 9th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
well yous are almost at the end of your time in China and yous have all done a great job of coping with everything thats come your way. I’m sure Amy is as proud of her mummy and daddy as yous are of her
Will speak to yous some time next week xxx
2. Heidi | December 10th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Well done all 3 of you. You have nearly got to the end of this part of the journey. Now we just have the next stage to see how much difference this had made. Looking forward to seeing you all when you get back. It seems like you’ve been gone ages. I did email the jet lag tapping for the way home. If you didn’t get it let me know and I will send it to you again. Lots of love xx
3. Hayley (Keiran's Mum) | December 10th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Just wanted to wish Amy all our love for her treatment tomorrow. Yippee, it’s the last one & then you are home & dry on Sunday!
You’ve both done a fantastic job with your China journey/experience and Amy is one lucky girl to have such caring/loving parents. I’m so glad that we had the opportunity to be there at the same time. We are looking forward to getting together in the New Year. Say ‘Hi’ to all from us & pass on our best wishes.
Have a safe journey back home & I will catch up with you when you get a free 5 mins (LOL – wishful thinking).
Miss you guys! Take care & lots of love xx
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