They made it to Hangzhou safely and are settling in to the hospital
They are 14 hours ahead of us so they are having a hard time adjusting to the time change. Their hospital room is pretty nice, it’s on the 20th floor and is very modern. Their floor consists of people from US, Australia, Canada, from everywhere and some Chinese people (that were born and raised and lives in the US) that are there for stem cell treatments for various problems (brain injuries, paralysis, etc). Paul has a double bed in the room and a regular hospital bed for Carl (Paul said he looked at the mattress and it is indeed a box spring that he is sleeping on as the Chinese believe this is supposed to be good for the back but Paul and Carl do not agree – Carl was smart he had Vickie get him an air mattress he could blow up). They have a semi-normal bathroom, a TV (all China news), small refrigerator, microwave, Ozarka water fountain, phone and internet connection for Paul’s laptop. They have found an awesome grocery store nearby with great fruit (flown in from the Philippines) and pastries. They had a traditional chinese breakfast which consisted of noodles in a chicken broth. Carl did pretty well with the chopsticks! Also they have found a KFC (they only had sandwiches – no fried chicken parts like here in the USA) and Pizza Hut that they like as well. We are able to communicate with them over the computer with a program called Skype and we can talk as long as we like and it is free! Anyone can download this program skype.com and search for Paul Clevinger to talk to them (if they are online – which it will show you if they are online). Carl has had some blood tests and an EKG. He also received an acupuncture treatment where they had about 10 needles surrounding the eyes and through the thumbs and forefinger. They were hooked up to some sort of electrical pulses that stimulate the nerves which Carl said it hurt and felt like he was getting shocked. Also after they pulled the needles out it was bleeding quite a bit. The good news is Carl said that his blackness he was seeing is now a lighter shade of black after that acupuncture treatment. They have to now wait for the blood results to come back before they start the stem cell treatments on Wednesday. They have to match the stem cells with Carl’s blood. Stay tuned for further developments! It’s Carl’s Miracle Waiting to Happen!!! Happy New Year to all!
(See pictures below) – view from hospital window, crazy fruit, and acupuncture treatment
6 comments December 30th, 2007
