Don’t let the door hit ya on the way out…..
Thursday, December 11th!
They are letting us out for good behavior….obviously mine, not his 
….NO temp….free to go…Bags are ready in the hall, Johnny….grab an elevator….we’re checking out…..ok, first to the nurse’s station, where we were greeted by everyone from cleaners to doctors…wow….we are certainly leaving with mixed emotions….If Kevin continues to improve, I would love to bring him back for another round….time ….and $$ will tell. They are driving us to the airport and Johnny will come to the Air China check in counter with us…thank goodness. The last 4 people to check out of here all flew Air China and all had to buy new tickets when they got to the counter….not wanting to push my luck, I asked Luca to check with the airline to ensure we won’t have the same problem… Johnny called and apparently, all is well. He is coming with us anyways so whew…..
This morning was very difficult….saying goodbye is never easy but Kevin took it pretty hard. Some of the staff that aren’t working this morning, came to see us last night….poor Kevie……He came with hope of improving his quality of life and leaves with much more. I told the docs, ” next time, please give him baby BOY stem cells”….I think he got some female ones this time…..:-)…wah, wah, wah…..I would really like to leave this bloody cold here though….I’ll have to fake clean health so I can board the Air Canada flight! Don’t want to be left behind!
We leave at 9 for the airport….flight leaves at 10:50 from Hangzhou (pronounced hong joe) arriving in Beijing at 12:55. We have a 6 hour layover….unfortunately, not enough time to leave the airport and go see some of the city. The airport is humongous and takes 3 hours to go through security with the crowds so it looks like we’ll just have to suck it up for awhile……Our Air Canada flight leaves at 19:00 hours (7:00 PM)( that’s 7 oclock thursday morning PEI time) and flys direct to Toronto getting in at 5:00pm on the 11th….go figure…..we have to overnight and fly out at 10 the next day. We arrive (supposedly) Charlottetown at 12:55 Dec. 12th….home sweet home….food…ummmm….wonder what’s for supper???! See you soon…I’ll update sometime on the weekend…I have more posts and pictures but (I believe I am the first??!) I have used up all the space they allow for a blog….I have requested more….just a hair please, Alf….thanks for following our journey, but it is just the beginning of wonderful things ahead….and thanks for the support in many, many ways…we were able to do this because of you….say a little prayer for a safe flight….:-)…..See you back in Canada…..chow….mein
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