Happpy Birthday Millie
Today one of my nieces who also happens to be my Goddaughter turned two! So Happy Birthday Princess. I had my worst homesick day yet today. Dr Yung (head of the program, who has performed two of my spinal injections) suggested that my improvements have been so great I would benefit from another month of treatment. I burst out crying and said no way I have to go home to my boys. He didn’t quite understand the significance of my 5 year old starting kindergarten and my need to be there. Of course, Garry says ‘and who is going to pay for another month’ with all the hand gestures. Anyone who knows Garry would be able to imagine the exagggerated hand movements. Someone later in the morning asked if I had a cold and Garry replied so compassionately ‘no, she is having a sulk day’.
After a strenous physical therapy session in which I walked 1km in under 10 minutes, (hands free) Garry and George went for a cut throat shave at the barbers. The chinese barber started to shave George dry. The guys soon protested. By the end of Garry’s his knuckles were white and said he would never do that again.
The voice machine works by giving your throat muscles small electric shocks to wake them up, I guess. Anyway, the machine can be turned up or down depending on the level of stimulation that your throat can handle. George and I have been having competitions to see who could get it to the highest level. He actually maxed the machine out a few days ago but I did today too. I’m not sure if it’s the machine or the stem cells or a combination of both but people have commented on that my speech is now not as slow and the slurring is a little better. Maybe now people won’t think I’m drunk in the middle of the day.
Tomorrow is my last stem cell treatment. It will be through an IV hopefully I will be ‘pumped up’ and have heaps and heaps of energy for the trip home.
4 comments January 25th, 2007
