Hi again from Shenyang the biggest little Chinatown I have ever been to. 2 More sleeps and we are on our way back home. It sounds so nice HOME. It has truly been an experience of a lifetime for us , one that we will never forget. I want to say thank you to the doctors and nurses, the translaters and our caregiver. All of them treated us with kindness and respect.
Joanne had her final stemcell injection this afternoon and is doing fine. 1 more hour to go and I can move Joanne to her own bed. Only time will tell if these stemcells have made a big improvement on Joanne’s condition. I will try to keep this blog going as long as I can and inform everyone with updates. I plan on making at least 1 entry a week or more once we are back home.
Thank you all for your support, comments, and emails they definitely kept us going and in a lot of ways it was like having someone from home with us at all times. See you all soon ……….from Joanne and me …..we love you all … thank you!!!!!
Hi joanne brian, I can imagine how you are looking forward to going
home, i’m sure it has been quite an experience for you both. It was
great that you were able to take joanne out to see some of the sight
as it will be something you will remember. I pray that in time she will
find improvement in her limbsand all the suffering will pay off.
I wish you a great flight home and i hope we can keep in touch. You
have my e-mail and it will be great to hear how things are going.
God bless and be with you on your trip home . Love aunt shirley
I am glad that you will be home soon. Home is always best! I hope you have a good flight back to Regina. This has been quite an experience for you both and I am so glad that you were able to share it with us through your blog and pictures.
I will continue to pray that Joanne will find great improvement from this all. It was so good that she was able to take in some of the sites there.
Not sure when I will be able to get to Regina, but will be visiting with you as always when I do get there. I’ll give you a call once you are back at home.
Love to you all.
Josie Boychuk
We want to congratulate you and your family for your perserverance and determination throughout your journey and have a safe and comfortable trip home.
Thanks for all the great pictures . I guess you’s will all be getting ready for the flight back to good old Saskatchewan soil. We had quite a snowfall on the weekend, I don’t know if Regina got it or not. I’m sure you’ll be glad to get back home and I’m praying that these stem cells that Joanne has received will work for her. I wish you’s both a good journey home and we will keep in touch……………..Aunt Betty Ann
P.s. Those were really cool outfits
Hi Joanne & Brian I am glad to hear that the(last) stemcells injection went well today. That you are now just waitintg for those cells to get to work,and you don’t need to feel like a pin cushion any more.And to have to lay still for that length of time,boy that must have been hard?
You deserve a lot of credit for going through what you have,I wish you all the blessings that those stemcells will give you a better quality of life.
I look forward to seeing you guys and hearing all the things Brian has done that we didn’t hear about LOL.Well Brian Joanne may have to get someone to take you shopping for groceries and stuff as you might get lost here being away for so long, and what ventures here he might get into LOL.
Well talk to you both when you get back( afew day after,give you time to get settled back).Take Care ,God Bless You Both ,thanks again for the pictures,emails and the chats when we did get to have them.
Bye for now Love Sheri : ) Enjoy you pizza that your Mom is making for you both LOL
Thank you so much for the great blogs, pics and jokes…..
grow cells grow!!!!!
I am still doing my p.t and still able to do more than I could pre China
grow cells grow
Have a safe flight home and keep up the good work
Pat and Becky Kelly
hi Joanne and Brian, I am a person with MS and from Regina, I have enjoyed following your blog and hope to continue doing so when you get home. I have been researching stem cells for a little while now and feel confident that you will see improvement in the near future. I admire your courage Joanne and yours too Brian you guys couldn’t have done it without each other. Can’t wait to read about your progress Joanne.
Have a safe trip home and enjoy your Mom’s homecooking.
Sharon
pizza??…..pizza by Leona??…might have to crash that party!
Hard to believe that you guys will soon be heading back to Regina. Thanks for all the pictures and for sharing this experience with us. What an amazing time you have had. Our fingers are crossed…and the praying continues.
Have a great flight home
Hugs
Cheryl & Floyd
HELLO JOANNE, I AM VERY INTERESTED IN YOUR SITUATION AND THE RESULTS OF YOUR STEM CELL WORK. I WAS DIAGNOSED ELEVEN YEARS AGO WITH PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE MS. WE KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS, DIFFERENT PROBLEMS THAT ARISE FROM THIS DISEASE. I HOPE ALL IS SUCCESSFUL WITH YOUR PROCEDURE AND CAN’T WAIT TO READ AND HEAR OF YOUR SUCCESSES. DANI
Hello,
This is Lucy from Hangzhou,China.I read your blog everyday,Miss you a lot.Hope you all the best!My email address is hao.wenjing@hotmail.com .Keep writing blog,so I could know what is going on.