First Stem Cells
August 4th, 2009
- JayDonn kissing Pappa, he also kisses Grandma and Daddy!
Making a sterile enviromentThe nurses were having a hard time looking for a vein for the IV. I started looking and they gave me a turnicate so I could try to find one. We found one in his leg and the nurses tried but the blood clotted too fast and they had to pull it out. So we gave Dillon 3 ounces (which is a lot for him) of water and waited about 30 minutes. They tried a vein in his other foot and the same thing happened. So they called in a nurse from the pediatric floor and while we were waiting for her I was putting hot wash clothes on his arms. The nurse was able to get it on the first attempt. Below is a picture of us trying to find a vein...Dillon's vein are very hard! And he is going to need several more in the next three weeks!Looking for a vein for an IV
The nurses tried so hard to get an IV
For lunch we ordered fried rice, it was the best thing we have had so far. It is so good! Plus it was enough to feed all three of us for only 0.50! I like the prices here! (well, of everything except the laundry!) Below is a picture of the first time JayDonn tried to use Chop Sticks! He was so cute and actually pretty good!
Jays first time using chop sticks
Liquid gold! I have heard that expression before but these umbilical cord stem cells are just that. They are clear but golden in color and hopefully will be more valuable to Dillon than gold! The first pack of stem cells are in my hand below
- The wonderful stem cells!!
Hanging the first stem cells! There they go! There was confusin about a medicine they wanted to give before the stem cells to keep Dillon’s body from fighting off the stem cells. However, it is a steriod and will cause his blood sugar to go very high which is very dangerous for his diet. So after Josiah confirmed with Dillon’s hospital back home that we can’t do that they wanted to do benadryl but the hospital back home said that may not be safe either. The Chiene doctor explained to me that it is just Chinese custom to give these medications but they aren’t needed. It is just to prevent a fever. So he decided we would give the stem cells and then just watch close to be sure he didn’t get a fever. They came in about once every hour at first, but his temp was perfectly fine. So he got his first set of stem cells! There are new, unidentified cells traveling in his body that are looking for a new home. His brain may be getting new cells right now!
The nurse is hanging Dillon's first stem cells
Celia and JayDonn
Celia and Jason with JayDonn. Jason is a translator and Jay just loves him. Jason was playing with Jay and throwing him up in the air and spinning him around. Jay wanted Jason to read one of his favorite books to him so he did.
Celia, JayDonn, and Jason
Celia started reading one of JayDonn’s book to him and he loved it. I think Celia liked his books too! I think they like to practice their English, not only verbally but with the written language. She is very good at reading. She said she doesn’t pronounce words right, but I told her so is so much better in English than I will ever be in Chinese!
Celia and Jay reading together
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