Becky’s MS Blog

Spinal stem cells today

January 2nd, 2008

So back to ‘normal’ today. Acupuncture and physio and then stem cells. The stem cells were late getting in from wherever it is that they come from. It had been scheduled for 4:00, but it was after 5:00 by the time we got the call to go down to the 8th floor. There was the queue of patients from the 10th floor in their beds all lined up in the hall waiting to be taken in for their injections. Enjoying their last few minutes with their pillows under their wee heads. They are wheeled in and then they come out after laying flat, no rolled up head of the bed and no pillow. So it was 6:30 by the time we were back in the room. Our neighbour Michael had been having trouble with headaches after spinals as well, and he stayed flat for 5 + hours last time and he was much better. Becky will be staying flat for 5 or 6 herself this time. She threatened to have Pat and I laying flat on our respective beds too, and not let us watch any television. Becky and I ate before she went for her stem cells. Becky had some noodles, I had some leftover rice with some cheese. We are back to eating kind of chinatized after our big feast at the Sheraton yesterday. Pat made some pasta after we got back to the room. He was feeding Becky some in her bed. Yup now she has tomato sauce on her sheets, it had to happen. The running joke is that Becky’s bed is always kind of messy – grubby and crumby cause i always go to ‘her place’ and eat with her. There are actually some chocolate smears on the sheets right now too. HONEST it’s chocolate! It was the last of a stash of Roger’s chocolates that i had bought at the Vancouver airport. Pat had cut it in half and gave Becky and I each a piece as we sat on our respective beds the other day. Because it was cut in half it was a little crumbly and we both have a little bit brown smears on our beds. We’re kind of embarrassed for when the cleaning lady comes and we’ll get her to change the sheets!!! It’s not like you can explain anything to her anyway, she speaks no English, she’ll just think we’re gross i’m sure.
oh the other big news. Ariel and I both downloaded skype and we were talking on the puters, it was great. I even got to see little Lennox on his mom’s lap. Ohhh, it made me want to hold him though… It’s pretty great, i don’t have video, just audio, and really you don’t want to see me anyway but if anyone wants to download skype and find me, i’m yoginikim. love to hear from you. Take care, everyone. kisses and hugs from China all around. love love k

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