It was Tynisha’s birthday yesterday. Mum and Dad ordered her a gigantic chocolate birthday cake with a dog, flowers and fruit on top. She had a special flower candle that played “Happy Birthday to You” when it was lit and the flower petals opened up and each petal had a little candle on it. Lots of families, translators, nurses, therapists, and other hospital workers all gethered in the common area to sing to Tynisha and have some cake (but my therapist missed out!).
Tynisha got a little chocolate mouse off the German family and we gave her a tea set and magnetic dress up bears.
We went to the Powerland fun park. I went on the merry-go-round twice, bumper cars and swinning chairs. The swinging chairs were my favourite because it reminded me of the underground revine in Harry Potter and the wind rushed passed, funny huh!?!
We went to a restuarant for dinner. I ordered a chicken schnitzel, yum! I had ice cream for dessert. Tracy and Connor, friends from the hospital came with us. It was a ‘magnifabulosimo’ day (I got that word from the story book, called The Magic Dictionary!)
March 25th, 2010
Yesterday I went to Polar Ocean World because I had a free day from therapies and treatment. There were sharks, fish, polar bears, penguins, seals, dolphins, turtles and eels. I got to stand really close to the glass where the animals swim past. I could only see them if they were white or light was shining on them.
There was a pretend shark hanging up and my dad lifted me up so that my head went in its jaws. I had a photo taken!
I went to the seal and dolphin show. A choir of dolphins were singing and they played Michael Jackson music in the background. I sat next to a Chinese girl who was about my age and she was being very nice to me. We had a photo taken together.
March 21st, 2010
I’ve already had three of my stemcell treatments, two IV and one spinal. “Ouch!” I couldn’t eat or drink for 6 hours before the spinal injection and then I had to lay still for 6 hours after, because if I moved I could get a headache or throw up, before it was time to move. I could drink and eat after 4 hours but since I couldn’t move, mum made me drink from a cup with a straw and heated up some of my dinner and popped it straight into my mouth. The next day I was feeling fine!
March 16th, 2010
We have made lots of friends at the hospital. Some come from Australia, some come from America, some come from Ireland, some from Germany, some from Panama and of course some from China.
Tomorrow I have to have another spinal injection. I’m a little bit nervous because if I move I could get sick, but I hope everything will go ok!!!
March 16th, 2010
We first arrived in Shanghai on Sunday more than a week ago. We stayed at a hotel and saw lots of fireworks. The next morning we flew for about an hour to Qingdao. We arrived at The People’s Hospital of Chengyang, Qingdao and were shown to our room. We were then given a tour of the VIP hospital ward. We were shown the kitchen, dining room, toy section and common area where all the patients and their families sit, chat and play.
We had Macca’s for lunch, which they delivered to the hospital. There are four translators that help us talk to the doctors and therapists, but the doctors and therapists can speak a little bit of English. My therapist gives me accupuncture, accupressure and electric wave therapy five days a week. My therapist is funny because when he puts the needles in for accupuncture and I say “ouch”, he says “ouch” too! My mum pretends I’m a birthday cake with eleven candles sticking out of me (but they’re really accupuncture needles) and she always likes to come over and blow them out and then she gives me a kiss!
March 11th, 2010
