Archive for February, 2008
Hi everyone sorry we have not updated, but we have had some sickness in the camp.Annette has contracted puemonia on monday and was on a drip for 2and a half hours 2 days in a row, courtney has been sick also as well as myself.They have given us antibiotics as well as some chinese medicines,one of the medicines has snake bile in it, it tastes rank but i think it works.The progress has been slow this week due to me being sick i still try hard but i have been feeling weak , i had my second lumbar punture on wednesday , once again i had to lay still with my head not moving for six hours it was the longest six hours ever. The only pain is when they first put the needle in your back for the local anastetic.Thursday was the usual accupunture, physio and wave therapy .Friday is a rest day this week i have physio and the rest tommorow and a rest day sunday . Thanks for all the new comments i got this week from family and friends, its good to hear from you all .good luck to the big kahunas next week and make squirter do more cause i am not there. we will write again sunday or monday i leave you with this final word from our famous aussie boxer jeff fenech I LOVE YAS ALL AND I WONT BE LETTING YOUS DOWN.love from us all goodbye.
February 29th, 2008
Hi everyone thanks for all your comments, dean&deb, astrid,mum(pat), corr.Its good to hear from all of you,and your kind words give me the inspiration to keep going.Dean they gave me more rhino juice and stem cell on friday for everyone else that was my second dose of stem cells and hgh(human growth hormone) it was done through a drip so i did not have to lay still for six hours.My next spinal injection is on wednesday.I have had the usual physio and accupunture thursday and friday they are working more on my fingers, with the right hand showing some improvement, theleft hand still hard to get going, but this hand was the first to get weak when i got sick its very hard work and i sweat heaps during it.The doctors and annette think my speech has improved as well.We will try to put pictures on our next log, it is hard to work the computer because it is all in chinese, annette has some good pictures of the accupunture treatment.Saturday and sunday are rest days we went shopping today and visited the bullfrogs and eels, everyone stares at us in particular courtney, and they try and talk to us but we have no idea what they are saying.Its is funny how they smoke everywhere here in the shopping centre and the hospital, thankfully our floor is smoke free. Thats all for now , missing you all heaps will write again on monday or tuesday.
p.s Dean i think i left the car service voucher in hounds car, can you check for me thanks squirt.give chicka an uppercut for me.goodbye everyone we love you all xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxxoxo
February 23rd, 2008
sorry guys and gals skype not working our end we need our own laptop,we will try and ring you on the phone tommorow caitlan.All is going well i can now get out of the chair without assistance,and my speech has improved, talk to you tommorow.goodbye
February 20th, 2008
Hi everyone, thanks for your comments, we are missing you all very much thanks caitlan for your messages.Sunday i went shopping with annette and courtney we saw live eels and bullfrogs for sale at the supermarket, the weather was not that cold i think we have missed all the snow, which is good.Sunday was a rest day, monday i had my first lumbar punture treatment it was not that painfull , except i had to lay with my head still for six hours.I also had the usual physio and accupunture in the morning, the stem cell was done at 2.30 in the afternoon. Tuesday, normal physio and accupunture in the morning , annette and courtney went shopping again the supermarket was very busy it was like christmas time, everyone was very pushy.we are having spaghetti for dinner tonight. Physio was hard today, i have not noticed any changes yet , but it is only early days with lots of hard work to come, but i am trying my best. Once again thanks for all your love and support, hopefully will talk to you on skype on wednesday night 6.00pm n.s.w time.annette has bought a headset and there is a web cam here also, if we can work it.We will write again on thursday.bye for now.
February 19th, 2008
we arrived wednesday 13th feb after a night stopover at hong kong.plane and airport staff were very helpful in assisting geoffrey at the airports and on and off the planes.Its very cold in Hangzhou,snow on roofs and in piles on the roads.we have not taken any pictures yet, but hope to soon.I had my assesment on thursday and we now have our treatment schedule.Friday was a free day, annette went to the supermarket with courtney it was an experience, they have meat hanging up in the supermarket ,and live fish for you to pick from . We nearly got run over the cars do not stop on the crossings it is very different to home.The hospital staff are all very friendly, and they all love courtney,some speak english which is very good.There are people from all over the world staying here, but many of the patients are children.There are australians here from bundaberg who are very nice but they are going home on tuesday.Today i had my first pyhsio & accupunture sessions it was painful and tiring, i also had electric wave therapy.My first stem cell treatment is on monday 18th feb, i also have the pyhsio & accupunture five days a week.Hopefully we will have some pictures to send soon.We are missing our family and friends especially geoffs mum. We will write again after the first treatment.goodbye till then
February 16th, 2008
We are all ready for our big trip to China. We have all our winter woolies, apparently its the coldest winter in over 50 years.
February 9th, 2008
