Elizabeth’s MS Blog

29/04/08

May 1st, 2008

An up and down day re legs. Face red – possibly stem cell action.

Air conditioning went on for first time – nice and cooling.

Went to SM as usual. Chinese road system is good as most of the roads are newly built. Get 2 lanes each way for main road, but also an extra lane on each side of the road which are 2 way themselves. These are for cyclists/taxi cyclists/scooters, and wheelchairs(just the 1). At traffic lights we all wait together to cross the road, while cars are allowed to turn left or right across our stream. I think we have priority. We have to watch out. The driving standard is not great with plenty of peep, peep. Only seen 1 scooter lying on its side in the road so far though. There are no crash helmets at all and family of Dad/Mum/youngster are often crammed onto a scooter.

I am prime exhibit No 1 in our wheelchair, but have got well used to it.

Most of the chinese are youngish. I think that the older ones are still at home in the rural communities, and the young ones go to the cities for work. The girls are mainly very smartly dressed and look good – a lot smarter than their UK counterparts.

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