i have 3 posts stored and no way to get them on the computer!
December 15th, 2007
I am in a smelly smokey chinese internet cafe… I have brought my little flash drive with a couple of posts for the blog but i’m pretty sure i’m not allowed to plug the flash drive in. i can’t ask anyone because they don’t speak english. The stupid internet in the hospital has been down for days… It’s really nice to know that people out there are reading this, so i’ll stay in here for a bit and write some of what i remember from my saved posts. Bex seems to be doing pretty well. She did better on the second day of physio compared to the first day and she hadn’t had any stem cells yet. In some ways the time is going quickly, but in other ways it seems liek this is going to be a really long month 
It’s pretty cold here, but at least the sky is clear today. The 3 of us went for a bit of a walk today, but the sidewalks are pretty bumpy and all that rattling makes Becky’s head hurt. It’s a very smoggy place and kinda smelly air outside usually. so what am i doing today? inside at an internet cafe, ah well.
So acupuncture… second session today, the needles tend to be in the lower back, aka butt, yup some crack was showing. and one in each calf at the back, one in each forearm and two in the back of the neck. Then some little jumper cables are attached to some of the needles and then powered up. Becky says it does hurt. looks pretty bizzare-0 but trying not to let on.
And stem cells… first session yesterday and then Bex had to lay flat on her back for 4 to 6 hours. We were back in the room by about 4:30 pm, wondering how we would know if it should be 4 hours or 6 hours?!?! We’ve all been going to bed pretty early anyway, pooped and a little jetlagged still. So Bex was closing her eyes lying quiet and Pat was watching some old Saturday Night Live dvd. Soon Bex was snoring like i’ve never heard. She doesn’t believe it, but boy some logs were being sawed!! She says it was cuz she was lying so flat and wasn’t allowed to have even a wee pillow. But she didn’t really have any side effects, so seems like she came through it pretty dang good considering some people get totally debilitating headaches, or fevers. But with all that napping, she was slept out by about 2:00am. I think there are other nights that she’s awake at that time and doesn’t have such a potentially helpful excuse as stem cells to blame it on.
Soo, the landscape around the hospital… Pat noticed out the window, maybe a few city blocks away, a nuclear power plant! 3 towers, eep! i had heard Shenyang compared to Springfield – all we need are Homer and Bart. Kinda creepy, but of course no one else is concerned.
We’ve been very impressed with the staff in the hospital. Yesterday Becky and Pat gifted Jennifer the afternoon physio, with a little package, a wee bottle of maple syrup, a denman island chocolate bar and a little comb and mirror set emblazoned with “Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada” lucky girl!! Becky said she is just great, the physio is very different from what she had in Estevan. Soo thorough and encouraging. Jennifer asked if the maple syrup was beer! Girl after my own heart. We gave the team of 5 day nurses with the same today. They come in these little groups, waving and saying “Hi, How are you?” and “Bye Bye”. It’s hard to know if it’s the same 5 from day to day or a different group. We’ll gift the night shift tonight and then we’ll wonder about when to gift the docs… We have two ‘more special’ bottles of maple syrup and the chocolate and little pen and paper set from Estevan. The info we got before we came was to gift the doctors toward the end of the treatment. That chocolate is going to tempt me… better move it from my side of the room.
Anyway, i’m starting to get burning eyes from cigarette smoke and i’m sure my hair and clothes are going to stink. I’ve got to get outta here and walk to WalMart and get Bex pineapples! They have the best fresh cut pineapple there, gonna get about 6 packs for the fridge. there are waaay worse things we could be eating.
I really hope the internet is up at the hospital again soon. Becky asks first thing if i get on if anyone has posted any comments. Thank you all for the good wishes and the comments. Keep them coming.
cough cough… kim
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10 Comments Add your own
1. Becky | December 15th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Thanx Kim You are a trouper, just knew you would find a way to let us know the latest. Had to get up at 5 a.m. to see if you came through……YEAHHH Love Love to all Mom
2. Erna and Wally | December 16th, 2007 at 12:01 am
Kim, you are very innovative which is great. Becky, I’m sorry you are hurting but I guess everything good comes with a price.
Eat lots of pineapple. Love you
Love, Erna
3. Sunny J Farm | December 16th, 2007 at 1:19 am
Thanks for keeping us informed Kim. Great to hear Becky is doing so well. Sounds like quite an adventure for ya’ll, and hey – everyone should have a Nuclear power plant in their back yard!!
All us peeps and all the forterleggers on Sunny J are putting their collective healing thoughts out there for Becky to help all we can from here.
Love Dean and Jackie
4. Linda | December 16th, 2007 at 4:09 am
Way to go Kim. We all look forward to your news each and every day. So glad to hear Becky is getting caring treatment. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
Love from the Wises
5. Isabelle Jenish | December 16th, 2007 at 5:48 am
Kim, you are a JOURNALIST ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Hang in there Becky as we have faith that all will be well.
Pat, you sound like a real trooper!
Bless you all!
6. Hales | December 16th, 2007 at 6:28 am
Hello Mommmy, Dad and Aunt Kim!
Sounds so different out there, I pictured something different. Not good how its so smoggy and stinky air but what can you do right! Sounds like everything is going good other than that. Wishing I could of came… haha I was hoping I wonthe lottery of 27 million and surprise you guys in China… no It didnt happen haha. I love you all and keep on truckin mama Im so proud of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE U ALL SO MUCH
Christmas is soon comming and I will be thinking of you all the most.
-Hales
7. Jody | December 16th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Great job on the blog Kim…we here at home in Canada are enjoying reading about your experiences. SOOOO glad that Becky is doing so well…”Go Becky” — I hope that the next treatments via spinal injection go great. I am sure they will…you are a star!
Yummy, fresh pineapple…enjoy! Hope you get to try some other different fruits and veggies…you have not mentioned what you are eating. Is it scary?
Bummer about the smog…definitely coal…they burn it in their homes for heat if you can believe it, no filters…their poor lungs hey!
Sending BIG love to you all. No more news from Margaret Kim…will keep you posted…your b-day and xmas cards were returned to me…that Greg! Ah well.
Love always,
Jody
8. Ariel N Henry | December 17th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
Hi All…
Just got on to my computer… So I’m gonna comment in order.
I love love love the writing Mama… I agree with the comment about you being a journalist! I laughed so hard when you were talking about Aunt B snoring! I could hear your voice in my head telling me the story… Or was it my own voice reading out loud to Henry ?? Anywhoo… If the snoring is the worst side effect, then sorry to you and Uncle P because you’ll just have to deal because if it’s great for Aunt B… It’s great. Period.
Can’t wait to read the next one. I hope the treatments are going great.
Love love love from the Leavers!! XXOO
9. Ariel | December 17th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
Hey all!
Great blogging Mama… You really should think about becoming a journalist! You write as well as you talk! I was laughing SO hard when I was reading about Aunt B snoring!! I could almost hear your voice telling the story… Or was it just my own voice reading the blog to Henry?? Hmmm…
Anyways… I hope you are all doing well. Tell Uncle P we’d like some comments from him too!! Enquiring minds want to know how all y’all doing!! Aunt B… You are the champion… my friend. Think of you every day and sending you all our best!! And Mama… Little Boy Blue misses his Nana’s kisses. He promises to try and hold his teeth in until you get home!!!
Love love love the Leavers!
10. Kristie | December 18th, 2007 at 11:08 pm
Nuclear power plant? eeeek is right. and smokey internet cafés and fresh cut pineapple….reminiscent much? lol!
Hoping and praying for you all.
K
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