Ollie’s Spastic Quadriplegia Blog

The hospital let Ollie go out for a few hours on Sunday finally so we decided to go on the hunt for a big Buddha to rub his belly. We had a great time looking at all the traditional foods and craft etc. Ollie loved the attention although we did have him in his pram covered over with his plastic so i wasn’t offending people by stopping them touching him constantly.

The part of china we are in does not have hardly any tourist therefore we were a great attraction to the people. Once we get home it will be weird not getting any attention anymore!

Their food stalls were interesting I really wanted to try a few things this time but chickened out! I cant afford to be sick being here on my own who would look after Ollie? Ahh being a parent really does make you cautious. Pictured above is their treat food like our take outs. Whole duck heads and whole crabs they eat the lot of it and love it! I really did see some interesting foods!

Stem cells

 and growth hormones

Well todaywas Ollies last spinal transplant.  All went totally smoothly. The little tacker is such a gem. He has gotten used to the whole laying still thing for six hours which I cannot believe. The final 2 treatments he has not even been sedated he just laid still and watched Jungle book again. 

I believe to date there are a couple of improvements that i can mention. His fingers are open more he still has to build up strength in them and learn to use them.  He has scratched his face with his new open fingers!  He loves reaching out however still can only grab things at arms length not close to his chest etc.  His trunk seems to be a little stronger he usually when being held will snuggle into me and only every now and again try and hold himself up or lean out from me but he seems to be trying to do this all the time now and trying to grab everything around him. He turns from side to side trying to see everything.

He also seems a lot more content and easy to be around. He spent  four hours yesterday out and about with me without a word of complaint he never does this. He talks in his little language constantly if i talk to him he will talk back all the time! This could just be because he has my full attention all the time though.  Hopefully he will be good on the twenty 27 hours transit home on Christmas Day!  If not well I know this has all been worth it!