Comments for Denise Blea

Comment on It’s Monday, March 21st around 6:30 am and just 2 more days until we go home! We leave on Wednesday, March 23rd at 11:25 am and get back home on Wednesday, March 23rd at 3:58 pm, but we actually have around 20 hours of travel time. This whole time difference because we are on the other side of the world is so confusing. We have been so busy pretty much every day that the time has flown by, but we are definitely ready to get back home. Uncle Bob tells us that Junior is so proud of Denise, but that he misses her very much. Today and tomorrow Denise has her regular therapies and tomorrow we also go back downtown to the Qingdao Eye Hospital so they can check her eyes again. They will give me the results of both tests so that I can bring them back home with us. This has without a doubt been the experience of a lifetime and many of the parents, especially the ones who are here for the second time, have told me about what improvements their children have had as a result of stem cells. Denise has always taken her time at showing us what she can do so I imagine that whatever results she gets from her stem cells will take some time and be so subtle that we have to be careful not to miss them. Here are some pictures of Denise’s doctors, nurses, our translators and a few more families who are here right now. I will go for now, but take care and have a great day! by Morghan Hagan

Morghan Hagan — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:23:33 +0000

Hey guys i would love to come visit some time i am so glad that she was given this opportunity ….

Comment on It’s Monday, March 21st around 6:30 am and just 2 more days until we go home! We leave on Wednesday, March 23rd at 11:25 am and get back home on Wednesday, March 23rd at 3:58 pm, but we actually have around 20 hours of travel time. This whole time difference because we are on the other side of the world is so confusing. We have been so busy pretty much every day that the time has flown by, but we are definitely ready to get back home. Uncle Bob tells us that Junior is so proud of Denise, but that he misses her very much. Today and tomorrow Denise has her regular therapies and tomorrow we also go back downtown to the Qingdao Eye Hospital so they can check her eyes again. They will give me the results of both tests so that I can bring them back home with us. This has without a doubt been the experience of a lifetime and many of the parents, especially the ones who are here for the second time, have told me about what improvements their children have had as a result of stem cells. Denise has always taken her time at showing us what she can do so I imagine that whatever results she gets from her stem cells will take some time and be so subtle that we have to be careful not to miss them. Here are some pictures of Denise’s doctors, nurses, our translators and a few more families who are here right now. I will go for now, but take care and have a great day! by Nancy Marshall

Nancy Marshall — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:41:05 +0000

Hi, Denise — It’s Nancy, your ski teacher from this year. I’m so glad to see your website and to have an opportunity to keep up with your progress. We really missed you the last two Fridays of your session but are so glad you had this opportunity to get these treatments. Best of luck to you! Thanks for skiing with me this year. I’m really proud of the progress you made, and you should be very proud of yourself. Hope to ski with you again next year!! Take care,
Best Wishes from “Miss Nancy”

Comment on It’s Monday, March 21st around 6:30 am and just 2 more days until we go home! We leave on Wednesday, March 23rd at 11:25 am and get back home on Wednesday, March 23rd at 3:58 pm, but we actually have around 20 hours of travel time. This whole time difference because we are on the other side of the world is so confusing. We have been so busy pretty much every day that the time has flown by, but we are definitely ready to get back home. Uncle Bob tells us that Junior is so proud of Denise, but that he misses her very much. Today and tomorrow Denise has her regular therapies and tomorrow we also go back downtown to the Qingdao Eye Hospital so they can check her eyes again. They will give me the results of both tests so that I can bring them back home with us. This has without a doubt been the experience of a lifetime and many of the parents, especially the ones who are here for the second time, have told me about what improvements their children have had as a result of stem cells. Denise has always taken her time at showing us what she can do so I imagine that whatever results she gets from her stem cells will take some time and be so subtle that we have to be careful not to miss them. Here are some pictures of Denise’s doctors, nurses, our translators and a few more families who are here right now. I will go for now, but take care and have a great day! by Kelly Novotny

Kelly Novotny — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:46:17 +0000

Wow coming home already? Love all the pictures! Can’t wait to see you guys. Fly safe!

AJ & Company

Comment on It’s Monday, March 21st around 6:30 am and just 2 more days until we go home! We leave on Wednesday, March 23rd at 11:25 am and get back home on Wednesday, March 23rd at 3:58 pm, but we actually have around 20 hours of travel time. This whole time difference because we are on the other side of the world is so confusing. We have been so busy pretty much every day that the time has flown by, but we are definitely ready to get back home. Uncle Bob tells us that Junior is so proud of Denise, but that he misses her very much. Today and tomorrow Denise has her regular therapies and tomorrow we also go back downtown to the Qingdao Eye Hospital so they can check her eyes again. They will give me the results of both tests so that I can bring them back home with us. This has without a doubt been the experience of a lifetime and many of the parents, especially the ones who are here for the second time, have told me about what improvements their children have had as a result of stem cells. Denise has always taken her time at showing us what she can do so I imagine that whatever results she gets from her stem cells will take some time and be so subtle that we have to be careful not to miss them. Here are some pictures of Denise’s doctors, nurses, our translators and a few more families who are here right now. I will go for now, but take care and have a great day! by Karla Jones

Karla Jones — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:41:38 +0000

Hi there.

We have been thinking of you so much. So glad to hear that you are on your way home soon. Do you think there is any way that you might be up to stop by school on Friday? We will be here all day. We have a PROUD dance the last 2 hours of the day! We would love to see you both even if it is just for a few minutes!!

We hope that your travels go well and that you get lots of rest on the planes!

Love,
Your class

Comment on It’s Monday, March 21st around 6:30 am and just 2 more days until we go home! We leave on Wednesday, March 23rd at 11:25 am and get back home on Wednesday, March 23rd at 3:58 pm, but we actually have around 20 hours of travel time. This whole time difference because we are on the other side of the world is so confusing. We have been so busy pretty much every day that the time has flown by, but we are definitely ready to get back home. Uncle Bob tells us that Junior is so proud of Denise, but that he misses her very much. Today and tomorrow Denise has her regular therapies and tomorrow we also go back downtown to the Qingdao Eye Hospital so they can check her eyes again. They will give me the results of both tests so that I can bring them back home with us. This has without a doubt been the experience of a lifetime and many of the parents, especially the ones who are here for the second time, have told me about what improvements their children have had as a result of stem cells. Denise has always taken her time at showing us what she can do so I imagine that whatever results she gets from her stem cells will take some time and be so subtle that we have to be careful not to miss them. Here are some pictures of Denise’s doctors, nurses, our translators and a few more families who are here right now. I will go for now, but take care and have a great day! by JoAnna

JoAnna — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:09:54 +0000

WOW! Coming home already! You guys are superstars. Enjoy your last two days and safe travels. See you soon!

Comment on Right now it is about 7:00 pm, Friday, March 18th and Denise had her last two stem cell infusions today. She was scheduled to have one of them through a spinal, but it was too much for her and she couldn’t stay still enough to allow Dr. Tony to do the injection safely so we decided to give both infusions to her through her IV. It was pretty traumatic for her and I felt terrible that I had put her through that. She calmed down maybe a half hour after we got back to our room and I got her walkman with her music set up for her so she could listen to it while her stem cells were going in through her IV. Tough day, but we both got through it okay and now we are relaxing and watching some Scooby Doo movies. She is doing much better this evening and playing with her toy, listening to her walkman and listening to the Scooby Doo movies. We had Japanese Fried Rice for dinner and munched on some popcorn just a little while ago. We have a couple of free days coming up on Saturday and Sunday so we may walk across the street and get our hair cut. I wonder if we will be able to tell them how we want it cut? Hmmm, we’ll see. So long for now. I will post some more pictures over the weekend. Ta Ta for now. by denise-blea

denise-blea — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 03:04:47 +0000

Hi Kelly & AJ. Denise says she will have to bring these particular “bed bugs” home with us because they are the stem cells that are in her eyes doing whatever it is they are doing in there. Also, we have not really been eating the local Chinese food because it is not the same as it is back home. There are “extra” things in it that we are not sure about so we have not been brave enough to try it. Let’s be sure to get together sometime after we get home. Maybe during Spring Break? Talk to you guys later.

Comment on Right now it is about 7:00 pm, Friday, March 18th and Denise had her last two stem cell infusions today. She was scheduled to have one of them through a spinal, but it was too much for her and she couldn’t stay still enough to allow Dr. Tony to do the injection safely so we decided to give both infusions to her through her IV. It was pretty traumatic for her and I felt terrible that I had put her through that. She calmed down maybe a half hour after we got back to our room and I got her walkman with her music set up for her so she could listen to it while her stem cells were going in through her IV. Tough day, but we both got through it okay and now we are relaxing and watching some Scooby Doo movies. She is doing much better this evening and playing with her toy, listening to her walkman and listening to the Scooby Doo movies. We had Japanese Fried Rice for dinner and munched on some popcorn just a little while ago. We have a couple of free days coming up on Saturday and Sunday so we may walk across the street and get our hair cut. I wonder if we will be able to tell them how we want it cut? Hmmm, we’ll see. So long for now. I will post some more pictures over the weekend. Ta Ta for now. by Kelly Novotny

Kelly Novotny — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 02:18:04 +0000

Hi Guys,

Glad to hear things are still going so well. AJ says to tell Denise to leave the bed bugs in China! He also says you are lucky that you can eat chinese food a lot – he loves it! haha. We are enjoying your blog and can’t wait to see more pictures!
Keep up the good work Denise!
AJ & company

Comment on Right now it is about 7:00 pm, Friday, March 18th and Denise had her last two stem cell infusions today. She was scheduled to have one of them through a spinal, but it was too much for her and she couldn’t stay still enough to allow Dr. Tony to do the injection safely so we decided to give both infusions to her through her IV. It was pretty traumatic for her and I felt terrible that I had put her through that. She calmed down maybe a half hour after we got back to our room and I got her walkman with her music set up for her so she could listen to it while her stem cells were going in through her IV. Tough day, but we both got through it okay and now we are relaxing and watching some Scooby Doo movies. She is doing much better this evening and playing with her toy, listening to her walkman and listening to the Scooby Doo movies. We had Japanese Fried Rice for dinner and munched on some popcorn just a little while ago. We have a couple of free days coming up on Saturday and Sunday so we may walk across the street and get our hair cut. I wonder if we will be able to tell them how we want it cut? Hmmm, we’ll see. So long for now. I will post some more pictures over the weekend. Ta Ta for now. by denise-blea

denise-blea — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:17:38 +0000

It was a pretty rough time for Denise, but you are right JoAnna, she is a very strong young lady and pulled through it all okay. This morning (Saturday) she is eating well, playing with her Chinese/English toy and listening to her music. We will venture out later and do some fun tings. Thanks for following our adventures and we look forward to seeing everyone when we get back home next week! Have a great day!

Comment on Right now it is about 7:00 pm, Friday, March 18th and Denise had her last two stem cell infusions today. She was scheduled to have one of them through a spinal, but it was too much for her and she couldn’t stay still enough to allow Dr. Tony to do the injection safely so we decided to give both infusions to her through her IV. It was pretty traumatic for her and I felt terrible that I had put her through that. She calmed down maybe a half hour after we got back to our room and I got her walkman with her music set up for her so she could listen to it while her stem cells were going in through her IV. Tough day, but we both got through it okay and now we are relaxing and watching some Scooby Doo movies. She is doing much better this evening and playing with her toy, listening to her walkman and listening to the Scooby Doo movies. We had Japanese Fried Rice for dinner and munched on some popcorn just a little while ago. We have a couple of free days coming up on Saturday and Sunday so we may walk across the street and get our hair cut. I wonder if we will be able to tell them how we want it cut? Hmmm, we’ll see. So long for now. I will post some more pictures over the weekend. Ta Ta for now. by JoAnna

JoAnna — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:19:59 +0000

Wow, Denise! Sounds like yesterday was rough. I bet it was for Aunite Deb, too. But like the strong young lady that you are, you pulled right through and bounced back. Thank goodness for music!
Keep up your strength and enjoy some time exploring.

Comment on Good morning everyone! Denise had back-to-back stem cell infusions through the IV yesterday so that covers her 3rd & 4th ones. She is feeling pretty good, but the only change so far is that she keeps opening her eyes like “big eyes” when she is just sitting around and says that she has “bed bugs” in her eyes (not that she has ever had bed bugs but that it comes from the saying “sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite”), so I know that something feels different to her. We have to remember that this is a “regeneration” process so it could take 6 months to a year before we see how much Denise will get from the stem cells. We are getting ready to have breakfast and then will start our rounds of therapies soon. Have a GREAT day! by Mabel, Homer & Shane

Mabel, Homer & Shane — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:21:46 +0000

Hey sister,

Sending a message from me and the pappies. We are happy that Denise is doing so well with the treatments and we’re glad that you were able to get out and about to the market to pick up some goodies. I’m sure it’s been quite the adventure, but I believe I speak for us all in saying that we’re glad that you ladies will be coming home next week.

We love you tons!

Mom, Dad & Shane