Monday, August 27, 2007 – A Very Good Day!
This was a very good day for Dave! After talking with Dr. Mike, it was decided that Dave’s last injection of stem cells would be through an IV instead of the previously planned spinal. This is because Dr. Mike feels that it will be good for Dave’s legs to have the immediate effect of the peripheral stem cells throughout his body. The spinal stem cells have a much harder job to do in helping to fix the lesions on his brain. The added benefit in having the IV injection is that Dave won’t have to lay flat for six hours anymore!
The least favorite part of Dave’s day is still the acupuncture. One of today’s pictures is of Martin sticking the needles into Dave’s body. Dave insists that now the needles are being hooked up to two car batteries to provide the voltage throughout his body.I think it is more like a nine volt battery, but I give him sympathy and console him anyway! I assure him that I am feeling his pain!
For those of you who are concerned about Mrs. Martin venturing out into the city by herself…fear not! One of the other caregivers here is an ex-Marine from Los Angeles. We call him our bodyguard. The picture below is self explanatory!
Physical therapy went very well today! Dave was able to do all that he was doing when we first arrived, plus a few more things. He has accumulated quite the cheering section so when he was at the end of his therapy session – he decided to try running…not a pretty sight! He still continues to give those new stem cells proper napping time and we both slept in today until 6:00 AM. That should definitely help with the fatigue level!
Today’s scenery pictures include one of the Traditional Market and one of a typical apartment building, complete with clothes drying outside. There doesn’t seem to be many clothes dryers over here so the balmy breezes work just fine after washing the clothes. In our room, after I wash our clothes in the bathroom sink, visitors can find clothes hanging from light fixtures, door knobs, etc. I haven’t ventured to hang our wet clothes outside our window yet because I don’t want to find that our underwear has come loose and is now free to blow across China!
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