Hello Everybody, It is Wednesday night and the first stem cells have been placed in my body, Painless just a little uncomfortable as i have to lay still for 6 hours, I have been given something to make me drowsy so hopefully i will sleep.looking forward to a cup of tea around 11pm. Thankyou all for messageing my blog, Some off you who do not know me, I am 67 years young and I was diagnosed with Motor Neuron disease in April this year but have had symptoms for nearly 1 year, my symptoms are slurred speach, difficulty swallowing and sometimes short of breath. I am having rehabilitation and acupuncture twice daily. My daughter Jody and i have been here in China nearly one week and have what seems like a long time to go as i miss my family back in Australia soooooooo much. But i hope it will be all worth it and time does go by quiet quick, the beautiful nurse`s here keep me very busy. Emails are very welcomed, they really brighten my day. Well until next time, Hazel
May 30th, 2007
The Journey of a life time has begun. Leaving the airport in Adelaide Australia was hard, saying good bye to all my loved ones. The flight to singapore was very pleasant, our stay over night in Singapore also pleasant. The flight to ShenZhen was much shorter and also nice. We were picked up by a lovely man named ‘Joe’ and drove to the NanShan hospital, We were greeted by some beautiful nurses and were shown to our room which already had my name on it. Sat/sun we just settled in and adjusted to the climate and culture. Monday morning started very busy, lots of information about what will happen each day. The mornings will start with IV drip special Chinese medicine to help stem cells grow, this takes about an hour and is painless.Then rehab therapy twice a day which takes about half an hour also painless.my first stem cell transplant will be wednesday afternoon which will be injected into the spine also painless i have been told, and i will be given something to sleep as i have to stay still for six hours. Will log back on after Thursday to let you Know how i go.
May 29th, 2007
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May 28th, 2007
