Day 2 10/16/08
Getting settled in. Flight was too long, but OK. United told me I had disabled seating. When I got on the plane, the flight attendant said there was no such thing! If your airline has it, get economy plus. For an extra $180 (I think) you get a bulkhead seat. The extra leg room is key for the getting vertical-challenged.
Chinese customs is very thorough. After the search, I felt like they shoud’ve at least bought me dinner first. They confiscated my shaving gel. I’m taking it as a sign from my father to grow a beard (as well as some cerebellar cells) while I’m here.
Didn’t sleep on the plane (watched Hancock 4 times, memorized the lines) so I slept like a stone last night…or this morning, still not sure. Today, I got an exam, a physical therapy evaluation, and went with Jack (one of the interpreters, nice kid) and a fellow ataxian named Jim and his wife to go shopping.
Qingdao is nice, if a bit on the industrial side. Traffic is nuts, I thought we bought the farm more than once, but apparently, it was S.O.P.
Another point: be careful with the outlets; I plugged in an adapter and blew out the power on half the floor, way to make a 1st impression, but no one was bugged, apparently it happens a lot. And the internet is a bit iffy.
Anyway, my first stem cell treatment is Monday, the 20th, until then, PT, OT and waiting.
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