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Hey everyone! I haven’t been on this blog for a really long time. I just got on it awhile age and noticed some people had wrote us almost a year ago. I am so sorry I didn’t know. The last year we have been very, very busy. Since returning from China, Josh has graduated high school and is starting his second semester of college next week.
About six months after returning from China, Josh went to an eye doctor in Little Rock, AR. When the nurse came in, she shined her light in in Josh’s eyes. When the light hit his left eye he said “ow, what was that?” Then we noticed that his left pupil dialated just a little bit. The doctor came in and examined Josh and said that it wasn’t a big deal and left it at that. We were excited because that had never happened before.
Josh hasn’t had any progress since and still has no light perception. He does wonderful just the way he is. It’s one of those things. You know you have to try or you’ll always wonder what if. I’m not really sure if Josh would want to go back. We would definately do it again if he chose to, but I think he kind of has that attitude if it was meant to happen it would. So, we’ll see what the future holds. Again, I am so sorry to everyone that wrote and I am just now finding out. I’m not on my computer very much. It seems like things have gone from busy to busier from the moment we returned.
Again, thank you to everyone for helping with our journey and thank you for your prayers.
Sincerely ,
Melissa
January 5th, 2010
Well, we have been home about a month now. It has taken time to get back to normal. Josh has been very busy since we’ve been home. He started school about a week after we returned. It’s his senior year so it’s been crazy. He got his senior pics and his band pics this week. He is also taking a college course this year. He doesn’t seem to have much free time, but he never complains about anything. Just easy go lucky and laid back all the time. Josh hasn’t shown any improvement yet. The docs said give it 3 to 6 months, so we’ll see. Time will tell. I know if it doesn’t work, there is a reason and Josh does wonderful just the way he is. We can always say we tried. Well, just wanted to check in with everybody and let everyone know how Josh is doing. We met a lot of awesome people over there and we will try and stay in touch.
September 24th, 2008
We will be leaving Tuesday morning for our long flight back home. It has been such a long journey to get to this point. So far, Josh hasn’t had any improvement but I guess that is normal. They say don’t expect anything for 3 to 6 months, be patient, and give the stem cells time to work. So that is what we’ll do. We just want to take the time and say thank you to everyone for helping us get here. We live in a wonderful community with so many giving people. To our family and friends, the schools, the organizations, businesses, all of my customers from the restaurant, and complete strangers. We can’t thank you enough! You people are awesome! Without you, we would have never got here this quick. I know all of you are still praying hard for Josh and we appreciate it so much. Thank you again and see you soon,
Josh, Melissa, and Wilma
August 10th, 2008
This picture is kinda corny, but we were looking at pastries at the RT-Mart today and we came across this. Isn’t is just the cutest thing? We’re not sure exactly what it is, and we’re not gonna eat it, but we just had to get it. Anyway, we have one more day to get through before we leave. We can’t wait. We are so, so homesick. It seems like an eternity since we’ve been home. Oh, Miranda, you asked what I would like for my birthday. I would absolutely love for us all to get together and have a great meal. We have missed our good food. It has been hard to find anything we are used to eating here. When we went to the American Store (which is all the way downtown) we bought a lot of mac and cheese. I will never eat any more of that as long as I live. 
August 10th, 2008
We went downtown one more time before we leave. It was really neat. We went to see some temples today. They were beautiful. We also got to see a lot of monks. That definately is what China is about. A lot of them had these huge, gorgeous statues of golden buddas. They were pretty amazing.
August 10th, 2008
This is a picture of Jack and Andy. Jack is on the left. He is one of the translators here. He is absolutely hilarious. He has a lot of energy. He brightens things up for all of us around here. Andy is one of the acupunturists. At first he thought Josh’s name was George. The way they pronounce words is different than us. He is pretty funny too. All the staff here are great. They definately make it a happier place to be. I hope the hospital appreciates them the way we all do. We get to leave Tuesday. Our flight leaves at 10:10 am. We are counting down the days. A month is a long time to be away from your family, friends, and your home. The saying, there is no place like home is definately true. Anyway, Josh is doing great. He has a little soreness in his back if he moves the wrong way, but other than that, he is doing good. Still no improvement with his eyes, but we will just have to be patient and see what the year brings. Talk to everyone later,
mo, josh, and mom
August 7th, 2008
Yay…. we are finally done with Josh’s stem cell injections! Everything went great. Josh said it was the best one yet. They took him Wed. and did an x-ray on his back to see if it would help make it easier. It definately did. I just wish they would have thought of that sooner if they thought it would help. But anyway, it is all over with. This is a pic of Josh with several of the doctors. Dr. Mao is on the left. He is the one that does Josh’s injections. Wendy is also in this pic. She is one of the translators.
August 7th, 2008
Well, we finally made it to the zoo today. Wow! What a lot of walking and steps to go up and down. We got our exercise today. It took us awhile to get to the monkeys, but Josh said it was definately well worth it. He had an awesome time with this little monkey. A man was there with it and you can get your pic. made with the monkey if you want for 15 RMB apiece. I was standing there with money in my hand looking at the pictures. I went ahead and got all of them. I kept feeling something pulling on the money in my hand. I look over and the monkey was trying to get the money out of my hand. It was pretty funny. Anyhow, I’ll get off of here. One week til’ we come home, YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 4th, 2008
This picture is of Josh at The Paradise Club. All the translators, some acupunturists, and a doctor were all there from the hospital. They showed us the best time. It’s not the best pic, but you can see Josh right in the middle dancing with some of them. He had a really good time.
August 4th, 2008
Hey everyone, sorry I haven’t wrote in a few days. It has been very blah around here. We are very homesick and are so ready to come home. We have 10 days left, (not that we’re counting or anything…ha-ha) Anyway, Josh had his 5th injection yest. It was an iv. Everything went fine. We got his schedule today and his last injection, a spinal, is Friday. WOO-HOO! So far, Josh has not showed any improvement at all, but they told us from the beginning to not expect anything for 3 to 6 months. There have been a lot of kids show improvement before they leave here, but they are a lot younger than Josh. They say the younger you are, the better. So we’ll see. If it is meant to happen it will, if not, there is a reason for everything.
I think we may get out tomorrow and do something. You can only stay in this room for so long and the walls start closing in on you. I guess I’ll get off here. Miss everyone!
mo, mom, and josh
August 2nd, 2008
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